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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.0215,Lat: 51.0796
Elevation	243 meter above sea level
Local time	4:53:08am
Name province/region	Świętokrzyskie
Name Subregion	Starachowicki
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Wąchock

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rataje	2.2 km	South
2 Wielka Wieś	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Węglów	3.4 km	SouthWest
4 Marcinków Górny	3.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Marcinków	3.6 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Warszawa	Poland	129 km	North
2 Budapest	Hungary	423 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	432 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 367 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Wisla main - Upper - Dunajec, part of the larger catchment area Wisla. The nearest bigger lake is Zbiornik Brody Iłżeckie (2.6 km² at a height of around 5 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Łysica with a height of 612 meter (at a distance of 22.7 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Slovakian-Polish border with a straight distance of 181.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 254 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Pozaalpejska Europa Srodkowa - Wyzyna Malopolska - Wyzyna Kielecka - Przedgórze Ilzeckie

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Warsaw Chopin Airport (at a distance of 121 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Radom Airport (at a distance of 37 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.8 km2

59.5%

Nature

2.7 km2

3.5%

Agriculture

19.6 km2

24.9%

Urban area

9 km2

11.4%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wąchock in country Poland

Wąchock at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region	Poland	36 km	East
2 Historic Centre of Warsaw	Poland	132 km	North
3 Historic Centre of Kraków	Poland	137 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ostoja Sieradowicka	PL	3.3 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wąchock

Type of weather in Wąchock	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	05:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:55 Europe/Amsterdam