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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.4725,Lat: 53.4658
Elevation	181 meter above sea level
Local time	10:53:04am
Name province/region	Podlaskie
Name Subregion	Sokólski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sokółka

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Woroniany	1.6 km	SouthEast
2 Jacowlany	1.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Gliniszcze Wielkie	2.7 km	East
4 Gliniszcze Małe	2.9 km	NorthEast
5 Żuki	3.1 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	181 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Warszawa	Poland	216 km	SouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	269 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 242 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Russia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Narew main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Wisla. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Гродненское водохранилище (8.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 37.7 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 13.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 93%, hill: 7%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Niz Wschodnioeuropejski - Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie - Nizina Pólnocnopodlaska - Wzgórza Sokólskie

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 176 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Hrodna Airport (at a distance of 41 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.3 km2

18.3%

Agriculture

62.6 km2

79.7%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sokolany in country Poland

Sokolany at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Białowieża Forest	Belarus,Poland	89 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	181 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	182 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ostoja Knyszynska	PL	6 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Powiat sokólski

Type of weather in Powiat sokólski	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	50 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	04:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:51 Europe/Amsterdam