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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.7121,Lat: 54.0987
Elevation	170 meter above sea level
Local time	1:03:06am
Name province/region	Alytus
Name Subregion	Varėna
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Kaniava

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Panočiai	3.7 km	NorthEast
2 Rudnia	4.1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kriviliai	7.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Dubičiai	9.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Vydeniai	10.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	76 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Minsk	Belarus	184 km	East
3 Rīga	Latvia	322 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 276 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Varėnos I tv. (1 km² at a distance of 15.2 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Lithuanian-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 4.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.9 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 70 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Hrodna Airport (at a distance of 70 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

43.5 km2

55.4%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

32.9 km2

41.9%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kaniava in country Lithuania

Kaniava at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	76 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	88 km	North
3 Mir Castle Complex	Belarus	137 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ulos upe	LT	4.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Varėna

Type of weather in Varėna	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	04:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:48 Europe/Amsterdam