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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.9415,Lat: 56.8421
Elevation	56 meter above sea level
Local time	18:18:23pm
Name province/region	Kuldīgas novads
Name Subregion	Snēpeles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Raņķi	7.3 km	SouthEast
2 Vilgāle	8.7 km	WestNorthWest
3 Pelči	8.8 km	North
4 Turlava	10.5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Laidi	11.2 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	133 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	317 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	329 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 39 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Vilgāles ezers (2.3 km² at a height of around 61 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 46.8 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 66 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 124 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ventspils International Airport (at a distance of 62 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.7 km2

37.8%

Nature

9.2 km2

11.7%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

38.4 km2

48.9%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Snēpele in country Latvia

Snēpele at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	133 km	EastNorthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	185 km	South
3 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	238 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dzirnieku plava	LV	9.5 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Snēpele
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kuldīgas novads

Type of weather in Kuldīgas novads	broken clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	49 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	04:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:08 Europe/Amsterdam