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General information - Location

Country	Estonia
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.6947,Lat: 58.3018
Elevation	15 meter above sea level
Local time	23:24:27pm
At island	Saaremaa
Name province/region	Saaremaa
Name Subregion	Pihtla

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vaivere	7 km	SouthWest
2 Kõljala	7.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Upa	9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Muratsi	10.2 km	SouthWest
5 Kudjape	11.2 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tallinn	Estonia	169 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Rīga	Latvia	173 km	SouthEast
3 Helsinki	Finland	244 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Estonia. The nearest bigger lake is Oessaare laht (1 km² at a height of around 0 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 108.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 152 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 13%, low location: 87%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 172 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuressaare Airport (at a distance of 13 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.8 km2

58.8%

Nature

8.2 km2

11.3%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

21 km2

28.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pihtla in country Estonia

Pihtla at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	172 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	173 km	SouthEast
3 Struve Geodetic Arc	Belarus,Estonia,Finland, Latvia,Lithuania,Norway, Republic of Moldova,Russian Federation, Sweden,Ukraine	227 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sutu lahe	EE	2.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kuressaare

Type of weather in Kuressaare	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 19 April 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	05:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:50 Europe/Amsterdam