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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.8139,Lat: 55.8927
Elevation	112 meter above sea level
Local time	4:29:39am
Name province/region	Telšiai
Name Subregion	Plungė
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nausodis

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Noriškiai	1.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Plungė	2.8 km	NorthEast
3 Pakerai	3.3 km	East
4 Juodeikiai	3.6 km	South
5 Milašaičiai	3.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	185 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	256 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	411 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 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 Gondingos HE tv. (0.9 km² at a distance of 1.4 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 43.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 61 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 Riga International Airport (at a distance of 175 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 46 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17 km2

21.6%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

46.5 km2

59.1%

Urban area

12 km2

15.3%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Varkaliai in country Lithuania

Varkaliai at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	87 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	184 km	NorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	222 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gandingos apylinkes	LT	2 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Varkaliai
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	Bings maps
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Plungė

Type of weather in Plungė	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.93 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	04:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:13 Europe/Amsterdam