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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.1912,Lat: 54.1649
Elevation	121 meter above sea level
Local time	5:07:32am
Name province/region	Alytus
Name Subregion	Varėna
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Merkinė

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gudakiemis	5.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Kibyšiai	7.3 km	WestSouthWest
3 Panara	8.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Raitininkai	9.2 km	NorthWest
5 Pilvingiai	10.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	92 km	NorthEast
2 Minsk	Belarus	219 km	East
3 Warszawa	Poland	303 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 243 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 is ež. Ilgis (4 km² at a distance of 9.7 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Lithuanian-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 21.8 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 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 88 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Hrodna Airport (at a distance of 63 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

54.4 km2

69.3%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

19.2 km2

24.4%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.2%

Water - Lakes

1.3 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merkinė in country Lithuania

Merkinė at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	91 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	92 km	NorthEast
3 Białowieża Forest	Belarus,Poland	161 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dainavos giria	LT	0.4 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alytus County

Type of weather in Alytus County	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	04:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:58 Europe/Amsterdam