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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.0137,Lat: 57.7731
Elevation	63 meter above sea level
Local time	21:58:31pm
Name province/region	Valkas novads
Name Subregion	Valka

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Valga	2.3 km	NorthEast
2 Lugaži	3.8 km	WestSouthWest
3 Sēļi	4.3 km	SouthEast
4 Paju	7.9 km	NorthEast
5 Kaagjärve	10 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	145 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	200 km	NorthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	275 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 97 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Estonia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Emajogi, part of the larger catchment area Narva. The nearest bigger lake is Aheru (2.4 km² at a height of around 68 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Tornimägi with a height of 137 meter (at a distance of 23.7 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 0.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.6 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. 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 155 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tartu Airport (at a distance of 72 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.3 km2

28.4%

Nature

2.6 km2

3.3%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

41.1 km2

52.2%

Urban area

11.4 km2

14.4%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Valka in country Latvia

Valka at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	137 km	EastNorthEast
2 Struve Geodetic Arc	Belarus,Estonia,Finland, Latvia,Lithuania,Norway, Republic of Moldova,Russian Federation, Sweden,Ukraine	145 km	North
3 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	146 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Burgas plavas	LV	4.7 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Valka

Type of weather in Valka	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	04:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:55 Europe/Amsterdam