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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.9964,Lat: 56.1986
Elevation	112 meter above sea level
Local time	2:27:45am
Name province/region	Jēkabpils novads
Name Subregion	Rubenes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rubeņi	7.1 km	South
2 Liepas	7.1 km	North
3 Zasa	10.5 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Kaldabruņa	10.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Asare	11.1 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	143 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	173 km	South
3 Minsk	Belarus	280 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 151 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Lower - Aiviekste, Drysa, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake is Skuķu ezers (1.1 km² at a distance of 19.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 19.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 149 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.7 km2

34%

Nature

12.2 km2

15.6%

Wet nature

1.1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

38.1 km2

48.6%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Slate in country Latvia

Slate at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	143 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	163 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	174 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tirelu purvs	LV	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aknīste

Type of weather in Aknīste	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	04:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:49 Europe/Amsterdam