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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.6081,Lat: 57.6094
Elevation	48 meter above sea level
Local time	13:34:01pm
Name province/region	Limbažu novads
Name Subregion	Viļķenes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Priedes	9.9 km	EastSouthEast
2 Tiegaži	10.3 km	East
3 Pāle	10.7 km	North
4 Ozolaine	11.2 km	SouthEast
5 Limbaži	12.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	78 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	202 km	North
3 Helsinki	Finland	286 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gauja. The nearest bigger lake is Āsteres ezers (0.8 km² at a distance of 4.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 30.9 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 85 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Pärnu Airport (at a distance of 91 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.7 km2

42.8%

Nature

7.4 km2

9.4%

Wet nature

4 km2

5.1%

Agriculture

32.8 km2

41.8%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Viļķene in country Latvia

Viļķene at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	79 km	South
2 Struve Geodetic Arc	Belarus,Estonia,Finland, Latvia,Lithuania,Norway, Republic of Moldova,Russian Federation, Sweden,Ukraine	190 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	204 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dunezers	LV	7.8 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Limbažu novads

Type of weather in Limbažu novads	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	34 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	04:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:11 Europe/Amsterdam