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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.0366,Lat: 56.1018
Elevation	84 meter above sea level
Local time	5:14:50am
Name province/region	Šiauliai
Name Subregion	Pakruojis
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Guostagalis

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Linkavičiai	1.4 km	North
2 Dvariūkai	3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Guostagalis	3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Ruponiai	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Plentas	3.9 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	96 km	North
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	174 km	SouthEast
3 Minsk	Belarus	335 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 98 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Latvia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Baltausių tv. (0.8 km² at a distance of 20.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 17.2 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 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 92 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.9 km2

8.8%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

65.5 km2

83.4%

Urban area

4.8 km2

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Šikšniai in country Lithuania

Šikšniai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	95 km	North
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	145 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	177 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mušos slenis žemiau Raudonpamušio	LT	4.4 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Linkuva

Type of weather in Linkuva	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	04:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:09 Europe/Amsterdam