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General information - Location

Country	Slovakia
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 19.3835,Lat: 49.3345
Elevation	665 meter above sea level
Local time	22:59:43pm
Name province/region	Žilinský kraj
Name Subregion	Námestovo
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Babín

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vasiľov	1.7 km	North
2 Hruštín	3.2 km	SouthWest
3 Lokca	4 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Krušetnica	5.6 km	NorthWest
5 Breza	5.9 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Budapest	Hungary	205 km	South
2 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	214 km	SouthWest
3 Wien	Austria	255 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 544 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Poland.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vah, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is vodná nádrž Orava (30.4 km² at a distance of 9.5 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Minčol with a height of 1396 meter (at a distance of 11.9 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Slovakian-Polish border with a straight distance of 16.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 56%, moderate high mountains: 44%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Outer Western Carpathians

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 88 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.2 km2

37.1%

Nature

5 km2

6.4%

Agriculture

41.3 km2

52.6%

Urban area

3.1 km2

3.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Babín in country Slovakia

Babín at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area	Slovakia	13 km	East
2 Vlkolínec	Slovakia	34 km	South
3 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	63 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Horna Orava	SK	2.9 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Námestovo

Type of weather in Námestovo	light snow
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 18 April 2024:	13 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	05:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:38 Europe/Amsterdam