Velizh

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southwest (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 31.217,Lat: 55.6
Elevation	163 meter above sea level
Local time	6:47:59am
Name region/province:	Smolensk
Name subregion:	Smolensk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tury	15.7 km	West
2 Selezni	18.6 km	NorthEast
3 Kresti	24.3 km	North
4 Savostye	27.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Usmyn	28.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Minsk	Belarus	308 km	SouthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	391 km	WestSouthWest
3 Moskva	Russia	405 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 458 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Latvia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Upper - Kasplya, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake is озеро Тиосто (5.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 43.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 18.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Minsk National Airport (at a distance of 279 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Velizh in country Russia

Velizh at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	304 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings	Russian Federation	329 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Mir Castle Complex	Belarus	388 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Velizh

Type of weather in Velizh	few clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.25 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	03:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:45 Europe/Amsterdam