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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.4728,Lat: 55.3493
Elevation	10 meter above sea level
Local time	1:36:01am
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Šilutė
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Šilutė

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Barzdūnai	2.2 km	NorthEast
2 Traksėdžiai	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Pagryniai	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Macikai	3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Grabupiai	3.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	243 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	252 km	East
3 Warszawa	Poland	348 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 28 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 Rusnės tv. (3.6 km² at a distance of 6.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 8.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.7 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 72%, low location: 28%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (at a distance of 221 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 74 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.1 km2

15.4%

Nature

1.7 km2

2.2%

Wet nature

2.5 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

50.7 km2

64.6%

Urban area

10.3 km2

13.1%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Šilutė in country Lithuania

Šilutė at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	33 km	WestSouthWest
2 Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork	Poland	214 km	SouthWest
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	220 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Nemuno delta	LT	2.4 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Šilutė

Type of weather in Šilutė	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.91 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	04:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:16 Europe/Amsterdam