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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.5041,Lat: 55.925
Elevation	63 meter above sea level
Local time	11:58:44am
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Kretinga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Kartena

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kartena	2 km	WestSouthWest
2 Dauginčiai	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Kūlupėnai	4.4 km	NorthWest
4 Žadeikiai	4.5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Budriai	5.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	198 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	274 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	412 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 28 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 (reservoir) is Tūbausių tv. (0.8 km² at a distance of 14.1 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 25.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly western 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 188 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 26 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.8 km2

25.2%

Agriculture

55 km2

70%

Urban area

3.5 km2

4.5%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gintarai in country Lithuania

Gintarai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	80 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	197 km	NorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	240 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Minijos upe	LT	1.2 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Salantai

Type of weather in Salantai	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	04:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:08 Europe/Amsterdam