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General information - Location

Country	Estonia
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.2498,Lat: 58.1637
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	14:24:22pm
At island	Saaremaa
Name province/region	Saaremaa
Name Subregion	Salme

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mändjala	7.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Nasva	10.7 km	NorthEast
3 Kõrkküla	11.4 km	North
4 Laheküla	16.1 km	NorthEast
5 Kuressaare	17.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	176 km	SouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	198 km	NorthEast
3 Helsinki	Finland	270 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Salme lies at the Gulf of Riga (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Estonia. The nearest bigger lake is Vägara laht (1 km² at a height of around 0 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Viidumägi with a height of 51 meter (at a distance of 19.2 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 128.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 180 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 55%, low location: 45%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 173 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kuressaare Airport (at a distance of 17 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.9 km2

42.6%

Nature

5.2 km2

13.1%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

15.5 km2

39.1%

Urban area

1.3 km2

3.4%

Rock-Sand

0.5 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Salme in country Estonia

Salme at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	176 km	SouthEast
2 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	201 km	NorthEast
3 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	241 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kura kurgu	EE	0.4 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saare

Type of weather in Saare	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 25 April 2024:	15 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	04:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:05 Europe/Amsterdam