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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.6686,Lat: 56.1781
Elevation	81 meter above sea level
Local time	19:14:28pm
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Skuodas
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Šatės

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Žebrokai	2.1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Ersla	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Vindeikiai	5.4 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Šatės	5.4 km	East
5 Mosėdis	5.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	174 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	280 km	EastSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	403 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 39 km (direction WestSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Latvia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Mosėdžio II tv. (0.8 km² at a distance of 5.1 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 14.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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 164 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 42 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.3 km2

10.6%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

67.3 km2

85.6%

Urban area

1.6 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rukai in country Lithuania

Rukai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	110 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	173 km	NorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	246 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kulaliu riedulynas	LT	4.9 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mosėdis

Type of weather in Mosėdis	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	04:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:22 Europe/Amsterdam