Polotsk

General information - Location

Country	Belarus
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.717,Lat: 55.5
Elevation	120 meter above sea level
Local time	4:31:14am
Name region/province:	Vitsyebsk
Name subregion:	Vitsyebsk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Novopolotsk	5.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vetrino	17.6 km	SouthWest
3 Borkovichi	27.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Disna	33.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 Dretun	35.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Minsk	Belarus	200 km	South
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	237 km	SouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	328 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 330 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Latvia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Medium - Dysna, Ula, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake is озеро Яново (7.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 24.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 50.7 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 71 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Minsk National Airport (at a distance of 185 km and direction South).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Polotsk in country Belarus

Polotsk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	236 km	SouthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	256 km	WestSouthWest
3 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	259 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Polatsk

Type of weather in Polatsk	light snow
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	07:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:33 Europe/Amsterdam