Nizhniy Baskunchak

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 46.833,Lat: 48.217
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	7:05:49am
Name region/province:	Astrakhan'
Name subregion:	Astrakhan'

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Verkh. Baskunchak	7.6 km	SouthWest
2 Bolkhuny	39.7 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Batayevka	40.5 km	SouthWest
4 Zolotukha	45.6 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Akhtubinsk	50.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	757 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Moskva	Russia	1043 km	WestNorthWest
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1194 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 573 km (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Во́лга (447.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 48.9 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Kazakh-Russian border with a straight distance of 13.2 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 29%, low location: 71%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gagarin International Airport (at a distance of 397 km and direction NorthWest).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nizhniy Baskunchak in country Russia

Nizhniy Baskunchak at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	674 km	South
2 Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent	Russian Federation	699 km	SouthEast
3 Western Caucasus	Russian Federation	716 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nizhniy Baskunchak

Type of weather in Nizhniy Baskunchak	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	03:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:15 Europe/Amsterdam