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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.1907,Lat: 56.4852
Elevation	57 meter above sea level
Local time	7:23:32am
Name province/region	Dobeles novads
Name Subregion	Penkules

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Klūnas	4.7 km	SouthEast
2 Naudīte	5.6 km	North
3 Apgulde	6.1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Bēne	7.8 km	WestSouthWest
5 Mežmalieši	8 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	78 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	238 km	SouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	339 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 59 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Gulbju ezers (0.6 km² at a distance of 12.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 13 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 68 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10 km2

12.8%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.5%

Agriculture

65.1 km2

82.8%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Penkule in country Latvia

Penkule at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	77 km	NorthEast
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	194 km	SouthWest
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	206 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Skujaines un Svetaines ieleja	LV	4.2 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dobeles novads

Type of weather in Dobeles novads	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	04:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:09 Europe/Amsterdam