Nizhniy Shkaft

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	East (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 45.667,Lat: 53.617
Elevation	152 meter above sea level
Local time	3:02:50am
Name region/province:	Penza
Name subregion:	Penza

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nikolsk	24 km	NorthEast
2 Vysheley	25.3 km	South
3 Bol'shoy Vyass	26.6 km	NorthWest
4 Lunino	27.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 Sura	28.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Moskva	Russia	560 km	West
2 Kiyev	Ukraine	1091 km	SouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	1184 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 851 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Sura main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Volga.

The most nearby international border is the Kazakh-Russian border with a straight distance of 376.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 528 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 49%, hill: 51%, The hills are mainly northern orientated.

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

Name
Volga Upland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gagarin International Airport (at a distance of 218 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saransk Airport (at a distance of 64 km in NorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nizhniy Shkaft in country Russia

Nizhniy Shkaft at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex	Russian Federation	267 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk	Russian Federation	310 km	North
3 Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin	Russian Federation	330 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nikol'sk

Type of weather in Nikol'sk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.9 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	03:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:39 Europe/Amsterdam