Valaam

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	West (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 31,Lat: 61.4
Elevation	5 meter above sea level
Local time	10:03:36am
Name region/province:	Karelia
Name subregion:	Karelia

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Valaam Ostrov	5.6 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Impilakhti	26.4 km	North
3 Pitkyaranta	31.2 km	NorthEast
4 Sortavala	34.9 km	NorthWest
5 Alauksu	35 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	355 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	409 km	SouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	628 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 143 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lake Ladoga - Tributary 2, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Ла́дожское о́зеро (17962.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 65.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 92 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 86%, low location: 14%,
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 183 km and direction South).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Valaam in country Russia

Valaam at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	166 km	South
2 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	233 km	NorthEast
3 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	236 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pitkyaranta

Type of weather in Pitkyaranta	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	51 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	16 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	03:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:19 Europe/Amsterdam