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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.9298,Lat: 55.7238
Elevation	112 meter above sea level
Local time	3:40:04am
Name province/region	Telšiai
Name Subregion	Rietavas
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rietavas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sauslaukis	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vatušiai	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
3 Pelaičiai	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Budrikiai	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Giliogiris	6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	193 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	240 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	393 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 52 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Gondingos HE tv. (0.9 km² at a distance of 21.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 58.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 82 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 183 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 59 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.6 km2

28.8%

Nature

5.1 km2

6.5%

Agriculture

45.1 km2

57.5%

Urban area

5.2 km2

6.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rietavas in country Lithuania

Rietavas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	79 km	SouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	192 km	NorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	206 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rietavo miškai	LT	2.6 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rietavas

Type of weather in Rietavas	few clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	04:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:13 Europe/Amsterdam