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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.541,Lat: 56.0989
Elevation	83 meter above sea level
Local time	17:44:14pm
Name province/region	Šiauliai
Name Subregion	Joniškis
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gataučiai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Jauniūnai	3 km	West
2 Stupurai	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Meškuičiai	5.3 km	SouthWest
4 Gataučiai	6 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Gasčiūnai	7.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	102 km	North
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	190 km	SouthEast
3 Minsk	Belarus	357 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 97 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Latvia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Ginkūnų tv. (1 km² at a distance of 19.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 26 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 96 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.1 km2

12.9%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.6%

Agriculture

61.5 km2

78.3%

Urban area

2.3 km2

2.9%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mekiai in country Lithuania

Mekiai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	102 km	North
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	158 km	SouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	186 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gedžiunu miškas	LT	1.5 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Joniškis

Type of weather in Joniškis	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	04:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:06 Europe/Amsterdam