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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.5469,Lat: 53.4017
Elevation	192 meter above sea level
Local time	6:47:36am
Name province/region	Podlaskie
Name Subregion	Sokólski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sokółka

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nowa Kamionka	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Drahle	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Wojnachy	2.9 km	SouthWest
4 Sokółka	2.9 km	West
5 Bohoniki	3.2 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	183 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Warszawa	Poland	215 km	SouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	265 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 250 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 35.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Polish-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 11.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 92%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 178 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Hrodna Airport (at a distance of 40 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.9 km2

15.2%

Agriculture

59.2 km2

75.4%

Urban area

6.3 km2

8.1%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Szyszki in country Poland

Szyszki at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Białowieża Forest	Belarus,Poland	81 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	183 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	186 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ostoja Knyszynska	PL	8.5 km	South

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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:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	04:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:58 Europe/Amsterdam