Gomel

General information - Location

Country	Belarus
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 31,Lat: 52.417
Elevation	125 meter above sea level
Local time	10:38:27am
Population	489000 (2nd largest city in country)
Name region/province:	Homyel'
Name subregion:	Homyel'

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Novobelitsa	4.9 km	East
2 Kostyukovka	13.4 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Bol'shevik	15.8 km	NorthWest
4 Ut	17.3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Dobrush	21.5 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Kiyev	Ukraine	227 km	South
2 Minsk	Belarus	283 km	WestNorthWest
3 Vilnius	Lithuania	457 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 646 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Ukraine.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Sozh main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Dnepr. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Днепро-Брагинское водохранилище (8.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 43.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Ukranian-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 36.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Boryspil International Airport (at a distance of 232 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Gomel Airport (at a distance of 12 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gomel in country Belarus

Gomel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra	Ukraine	223 km	South
2 Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh	Belarus	303 km	West
3 Mir Castle Complex	Belarus	324 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Yakubovka

Type of weather in Yakubovka	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1036 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	04:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:19 Europe/Amsterdam