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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.3916,Lat: 55.7101
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	4:46:10am
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Klaipėda
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gargždai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kalniškė	1.8 km	East
2 Maciuičiai	2.3 km	SouthEast
3 Saulažoliai	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Kuliai	2.8 km	South
5 Gerduvėnai	2.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	218 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	270 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	388 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 18 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake is Kuršių marios (390.3 km² at a distance of 16 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 42.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 209 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 35 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.2 km2

10.4%

Agriculture

58.5 km2

74.5%

Urban area

9.2 km2

11.7%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gargždai in country Lithuania

Gargždai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	56 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	218 km	NorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	237 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Minijos upe	LT	0.8 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gargždai

Type of weather in Gargždai	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.41 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	04:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:19 Europe/Amsterdam