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General information - Location

Country	Estonia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.5221,Lat: 59.007
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	6:31:17am
Name province/region	Läänemaa
Name Subregion	Noarootsi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sutlepa	7.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Haapsalu	7.5 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Uuemõisa	8.2 km	SouthEast
4 Paralepa	8.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Herjava	8.7 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tallinn	Estonia	81 km	NorthEast
2 Helsinki	Finland	152 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Rīga	Latvia	232 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Estonia. The nearest bigger lake is Sutlepa meri (2.7 km² at a height of around 0 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 132.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 185 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 64%, low location: 36%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (at a distance of 87 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kärdla Airport (at a distance of 40 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.3 km2

41.3%

Nature

9.4 km2

14.1%

Wet nature

9.5 km2

14.3%

Agriculture

17.3 km2

26.1%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

2.2 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pürksi in country Estonia

Pürksi 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	84 km	NorthEast
2 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	151 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Struve Geodetic Arc	Belarus,Estonia,Finland, Latvia,Lithuania,Norway, Republic of Moldova,Russian Federation, Sweden,Ukraine	161 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Väinamere	EE	1.1 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Haapsalu

Type of weather in Haapsalu	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	04:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:06 Europe/Amsterdam