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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.7898,Lat: 56.6326
Elevation	18 meter above sea level
Local time	16:10:18pm
Name province/region	Jelgavas novads
Name Subregion	Jaunsvirlaukas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mežciems	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Āne	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Blukas	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Tetele	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
5 Jelgava	5.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	42 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	234 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	315 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 37 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Gulbju ezers (0.6 km² at a distance of 27.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 29 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 63%, low location: 37%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 34 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.8 km2

39.2%

Nature

2.9 km2

3.6%

Wet nature

1.6 km2

Agriculture

26.1 km2

33.2%

Urban area

12.9 km2

16.4%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

3.2 km2

4.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kārniņi in country Latvia

Kārniņi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	41 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	206 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	232 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lielupes palienes plavas	LV	0.5 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jelgava

Type of weather in Jelgava	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	38 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	04:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:10 Europe/Amsterdam