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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.5034,Lat: 53.405
Elevation	184 meter above sea level
Local time	13:10:44pm
Name province/region	Podlaskie
Name Subregion	Sokólski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sokółka

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wojnachy	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Nowa Kamionka	2.5 km	SouthEast
3 Szyszki	2.9 km	East
4 Kurowszczyzna	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Kraśniany	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	185 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Warszawa	Poland	213 km	SouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	268 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 248 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 is Stawy Dojlidy (2.3 km² at a height of around 6 meter above sea level) at a distance of 36.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 14 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 93%, hill: 7%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 180 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Hrodna Airport (at a distance of 43 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.4 km2

15.8%

Agriculture

58.9 km2

75.1%

Urban area

5.8 km2

7.4%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sokółka in country Poland

Sokółka at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Białowieża Forest	Belarus,Poland	82 km	SouthEast
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	185 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	187 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ostoja Knyszynska	PL	7.1 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sokółka

Type of weather in Sokółka	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	44 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	04:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:51 Europe/Amsterdam