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General information - Location

Country	Estonia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.804,Lat: 58.9987
Elevation	67 meter above sea level
Local time	10:16:44am
Name province/region	Raplamaa
Name Subregion	Rapla

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Uusküla	1.5 km	North
2 Sulupere	2.2 km	West
3 Valtu	3.4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Alu	3.5 km	NorthWest
5 Iira	4.4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tallinn	Estonia	47 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Helsinki	Finland	131 km	North
3 Rīga	Latvia	231 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 49 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Estonia. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Paunküla veehoidla (4.2 km² at a height of around 72 meter above sea level) at a distance of 32.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Paluküla Hiiemägi with a height of 106 meter (at a distance of 16.1 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 104.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 146 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 46 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.6 km2

44%

Nature

6.1 km2

7.8%

Agriculture

31.9 km2

40.6%

Urban area

5.9 km2

7.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rapla in country Estonia

Rapla 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	49 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Struve Geodetic Arc	Belarus,Estonia,Finland, Latvia,Lithuania,Norway, Republic of Moldova,Russian Federation, Sweden,Ukraine	88 km	EastNorthEast
3 Fortress of Suomenlinna	Finland	128 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ridaküla	EE	2.6 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rapla

Type of weather in Rapla	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	15 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	04:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:10 Europe/Amsterdam