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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.0505,Lat: 54.9562
Elevation	75 meter above sea level
Local time	20:03:19pm
Name province/region	Marijampolė
Name Subregion	Šakiai
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Šakiai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Girėnai	1 km	NorthEast
2 Giedručiai	1.7 km	WestNorthWest
3 Striūpai	1.8 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Išdagai	4.6 km	South
5 Prūseliai	5.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	144 km	East
2 Rīga	Latvia	233 km	North
3 Minsk	Belarus	314 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 137 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Totorviečių tv. (0.6 km² at a distance of 9.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 14.6 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 148 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kaunas International Airport (at a distance of 66 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.3 km2

14.3%

Agriculture

60.4 km2

77%

Urban area

6.4 km2

8.2%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Šakiai in country Lithuania

Šakiai 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	114 km	East
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	138 km	West
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	147 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Nemuno slenio skroblynai nuo Kriuku iki Gelgaudiškio	LT	14 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Šakiai

Type of weather in Šakiai	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	04:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:11 Europe/Amsterdam