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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.6571,Lat: 56.2152
Elevation	112 meter above sea level
Local time	3:18:26am
Name province/region	Vārkavas novads
Name Subregion	Vārkavas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vārkava	6.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Pelēči	8.6 km	SouthEast
3 Preiļi	9.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Līči	10.2 km	North
5 Kastīre	13.1 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	176 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	190 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	270 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 179 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 Šusta ezers (0.6 km² at a distance of 2.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 47.7 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 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 183 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.1 km2

42.1%

Nature

3.2 km2

4.1%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

40.3 km2

51.3%

Water - Lakes

1.3 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Piliškas in country Latvia

Piliškas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	177 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	187 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	191 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelecu ezera purvs	LV	6.2 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vecvārkava

Type of weather in Vecvārkava	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	16 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	03:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:20 Europe/Amsterdam