Balkin

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 45.367,Lat: 47.983
Elevation	0 meter above sea level
Local time	9:10:25am
Name region/province:	Kalmyk
Name subregion:	Kalmyk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mukur	13.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vyazovka	41.9 km	North
3 Chapayeva im	45.2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Solodniki	47.3 km	NorthWest
5 Staritsa	49.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	710 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Moskva	Russia	1012 km	NorthWest
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1101 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 462 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Volga main - Lower 3, part of the larger catchment area Volga. The nearest bigger lake is Во́лга (447.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 47 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Kazakh-Russian border with a straight distance of 97.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 137 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, low location: 0%,
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Platov International Airport (at a distance of 408 km and direction SouthWest).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balkin in country Russia

Balkin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	604 km	South
2 Western Caucasus	Russian Federation	617 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	677 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Il’kov

Type of weather in Il’kov	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 7 November 2025:	9 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	04:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:31 Europe/Amsterdam