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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.8789,Lat: 56.1954
Elevation	148 meter above sea level
Local time	15:37:16pm
Name province/region	Riebiņu novads
Name Subregion	Rušonas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kastīre	2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Aglonas stacija	2.2 km	SouthEast
3 Ārdava	6.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Jaunaglona	8.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Gaļmuiža	10.1 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	189 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	195 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	265 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 192 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Lower - Aiviekste, Drysa, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake is Eikša ezers (0.6 km² at a height of around 158 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 41.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 58 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 196 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.4 km2

37.4%

Nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

42 km2

53.6%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

4.5 km2

5.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bašķi in country Latvia

Bašķi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	190 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	194 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	196 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Jasas-Bicanu ezers	LV	1.2 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Somerseta

Type of weather in Somerseta	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	47 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	04:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:47 Europe/Amsterdam