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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.0405,Lat: 56.8411
Elevation	74 meter above sea level
Local time	15:20:15pm
Name province/region	Tukuma novads
Name Subregion	Irlavas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Irlava	4.7 km	NorthWest
2 Sāti	8.8 km	NorthWest
3 Vienība	8.9 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Saule	9.2 km	South
5 Lestene	10 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	67 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	276 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	303 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 30 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Kazukalnu dīķis (0.6 km² at a distance of 20 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Smiltiņkalns with a height of 155 meter (at a distance of 18 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 47.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 57 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.4 km2

26%

Nature

7 km2

8.9%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

47.1 km2

59.9%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

3 km2

3.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vaski in country Latvia

Vaski at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	67 km	EastNorthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	217 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	245 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Riesta - Dzukstenes purvs	LV	13 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tukuma novads

Type of weather in Tukuma novads	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	41 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	04:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:14 Europe/Amsterdam