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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.8525,Lat: 56.4182
Elevation	162 meter above sea level
Local time	1:28:25am
Name province/region	Vaiņodes novads
Name Subregion	Vaiņodes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vībiņi	8.1 km	North
2 Vižančiai	8.9 km	South
3 Ritinė	11.5 km	East
4 Girdeniai	12.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Gėsalai	13 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	151 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	288 km	EastSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	374 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 53 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Sepenes ezers (0.6 km² at a distance of 16.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Krievukalns with a height of 189 meter (at a distance of 7.6 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 5.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7.4 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 141 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liepaja International Airport (at a distance of 48 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.6 km2

36.5%

Nature

9.6 km2

12.2%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

34.2 km2

43.6%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Infrastructure

2.3 km2

2.9%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vaiņode in country Latvia

Vaiņode at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	139 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	151 km	NorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	254 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Apšes upes slenis	LT	5.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vaiņode

Type of weather in Vaiņode	few clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	04:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:08 Europe/Amsterdam