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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.1257,Lat: 56.179
Elevation	88 meter above sea level
Local time	6:54:12am
Name province/region	Šiauliai
Name Subregion	Šiauliai
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Šakyna

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Žarėnai	5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Piktuižiai	5.2 km	EastSouthEast
3 Juodeikiai	9 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Šiupyliai	9.5 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Gaižaičiai	9.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	106 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	213 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	373 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 93 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 Kuršėnų miesto tv. (1.2 km² at a distance of 19.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 14.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 98 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.5 km2

21%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

57.4 km2

73.1%

Urban area

1.3 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Šakyna in country Lithuania

Šakyna at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	105 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	169 km	SouthWest
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	180 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Karniškiu apylinkes	LT	3.8 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Naujoji Akmenė

Type of weather in Naujoji Akmenė	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	04:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:19 Europe/Amsterdam