Saransk

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Center (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 45.167,Lat: 54.2
Elevation	163 meter above sea level
Local time	13:11:46pm
Name region/province:	Mordovia
Name subregion:	Mordovia

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Posop	4.9 km	EastSouthEast
2 Lyambir	9.4 km	NorthWest
3 Ruzayevka	22.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Kochkurovo	22.5 km	EastSouthEast
5 Romodanovo	28.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Moskva	Russia	502 km	West
2 Kiyev	Ukraine	1077 km	SouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	1144 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 888 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Sura - tributary 1, part of the larger catchment area Volga.

The most nearby international border is the Kazakh-Russian border with a straight distance of 447.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 626 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 86%, hill: 14%, 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 288 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saransk Airport (at a distance of 8.9 km in SouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saransk in country Russia

Saransk 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	263 km	NorthEast
2 Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk	Russian Federation	283 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin	Russian Federation	307 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saransk

Type of weather in Saransk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	34 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	15 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	03:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:36 Europe/Amsterdam