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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.4207,Lat: 57.0469
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	9:43:18am
Name province/region	Garkalnes novads

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Garkalne	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Alderi	4.8 km	West
3 Kadaga	6.1 km	NorthWest
4 Ādaži	6.3 km	WestNorthWest
5 Langstiņi	6.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	20 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	265 km	North
3 Vilnius	Lithuania	267 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 15 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 Mazais Baltezers (1.8 km² at a height of around 194 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.8 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 72.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 101 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 18%, low location: 82%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 30 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

56.7 km2

72.2%

Nature

4.2 km2

5.3%

Wet nature

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

10.1 km2

12.9%

Urban area

2.9 km2

3.7%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Garkalne in country Latvia

Garkalne at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	21 km	SouthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	243 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture	Russian Federation	248 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Garkalnes mezi	LV	1.1 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ādaži

Type of weather in Ādaži	few clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	44 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	04:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:09 Europe/Amsterdam