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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 27.3252,Lat: 57.2178
Elevation	129 meter above sea level
Local time	18:00:01pm
Name province/region	Balvu novads
Name Subregion	Vīksnas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Balvu stacija	9.4 km	SouthWest
2 Kuprava	10.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Balvi	10.9 km	South
4 Bērzkalne	12.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Mālupe	14.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	195 km	WestSouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	291 km	NorthWest
3 Vilnius	Lithuania	308 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 175 km (direction West).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 Sprogu ezers (0.5 km² at a height of around 122 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.4 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 25.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 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 205 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.4 km2

32.4%

Nature

5.9 km2

7.5%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

46 km2

58.5%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vīksna in country Latvia

Vīksna 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	89 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	196 km	WestSouthWest
3 Struve Geodetic Arc	Belarus,Estonia,Finland, Latvia,Lithuania,Norway, Republic of Moldova,Russian Federation, Sweden,Ukraine	214 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Jaunanna	LV	9.6 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balvi

Type of weather in Balvi	few clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	46 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	04:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:58 Europe/Amsterdam