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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.161,Lat: 55.3483
Elevation	112 meter above sea level
Local time	15:12:56pm
Name province/region	Kaunas
Name Subregion	Raseiniai
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Raseiniai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Norgėlai	1.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Andrušaičiai	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Gabšiai	3.3 km	West
4 Arškainiai	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Kalnujai	4.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	152 km	EastSouthEast
2 Rīga	Latvia	189 km	North
3 Minsk	Belarus	326 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 132 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Gabšių tv. (2.5 km² at a distance of 2.8 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 47.7 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 158 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.4 km2

4.3%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

64.7 km2

82.3%

Urban area

7.7 km2

9.8%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

1.7 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Šarkiai in country Lithuania

Šarkiai 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	118 km	EastSouthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	140 km	WestSouthWest
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	155 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dubysos vidurupis ir žemupys	LT	7.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Raseiniai

Type of weather in Raseiniai	broken clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	49 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	15 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	04:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:03 Europe/Amsterdam