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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.3425,Lat: 59.4271
Elevation	119 meter above sea level
Local time	7:50:39am
Name province/region	Østfold
Name Subregion	Rakkestad

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Trømborg	9.1 km	North
2 Degernes	9.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Skiptvet	11.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Jelsnes	11.7 km	WestSouthWest
5 Mysen	14 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	64 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Stockholm	Sweden	385 km	East
3 København	Denmark	419 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 27 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Glomma main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Glomma. The nearest bigger lake is Glomma (36.6 km² at a height of around 23 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 23.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
LEIRJORDSBYGDENE PÅ ØSTLANDET

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 86 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.7 km2

30.2%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.7%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

50.5 km2

64.3%

Urban area

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rakkestad in country Norway

Rakkestad at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	81 km	South
2 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	163 km	WestNorthWest
3 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	266 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rakkestad

Type of weather in Rakkestad	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	04:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam