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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.957,Lat: 55.3522
Elevation	78 meter above sea level
Local time	3:09:21am
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Šilutė
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vainutas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Draudeniai	5.5 km	SouthEast
2 Gorainiai	5.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Vainutas	5.9 km	West
4 Bikavėnai	6.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Visbarai	6.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	223 km	East
2 Rīga	Latvia	224 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	353 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 57 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake is Draudenių ež. (1 km² at a distance of 4.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 27.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 215 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.3 km2

16.9%

Nature

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

60.9 km2

77.5%

Urban area

0.6 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balčiai in country Lithuania

Balčiai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	64 km	WestSouthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	190 km	East
3 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	223 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vainuto miškai	LT	1 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Balčiai
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	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Balčiai
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Žemaičių Naumiestis

Type of weather in Žemaičių Naumiestis	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.98 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	15 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	04:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:23 Europe/Amsterdam