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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.1161,Lat: 55.8715
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	11:30:24am
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Klaipėda
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Kretingalė

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vydmantai	3.5 km	North
2 Pryšmančiai	4 km	NorthEast
3 Parąžė	4.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Peskojai	5.2 km	SouthEast
5 Kiauleikiai	5.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	221 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	293 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	405 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Padvarių tv. (1 km² at a distance of 9.4 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 22.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 31 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 47%, low location: 53%, 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 211 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 11 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.4 km2

8.7%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

57.1 km2

78.1%

Urban area

4.3 km2

5.9%

Rock-Sand

2.3 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Girkaliai in country Lithuania

Girkaliai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	67 km	South
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	220 km	NorthEast
3 Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork	Poland	243 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pajurio kopos	LT	2.6 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Palanga

Type of weather in Palanga	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	04:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:09 Europe/Amsterdam