AreGeneral information - Location
| Country | Estonia | | Location in country |
Southwest |
| Location in Europe |
North Europe |
| Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 24.56,Lat: 58.5237 |
| Elevation | 18 meter above sea level | | Local time | 1:46:40am
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| Name province/region (Maakond) | Pärnumaa | | Wiki-website Vald (Vald) | Are | | Other place with same name 1 |
Are
Jämtlands län - Åre | | Other place with same name 2 |
Are
Piemonte - Torino | Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Tallinn | Estonia | 100 km |
North
| | 2 Rīga |
Latvia | 176 km |
South
| | 3 Helsinki |
Finland | 185 km |
North
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 17 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Estonia. The nearest bigger lake is Lavassaare (2 km2 at a height of around 15 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14 km in Western direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 59.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 83 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture. Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (at a distance of 100 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Pärnu Airport (at a distance of 13 km in Southern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
26 km2 |
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| Nature |
4.8 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
2.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
45.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Are in country Estonia
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Kõrissoo | EE | 7.9 km |
NorthEast
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Social media - Maps
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