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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.2519,Lat: 56.2634
Elevation	29 meter above sea level
Local time	15:35:23pm
Name province/region	Rucavas novads
Name Subregion	Dunikas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dunika	5.5 km	NorthEast
2 Lenkimai	8.9 km	SouthEast
3 Ķāķišķe	9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Kalnišķi	10.3 km	SouthWest
5 Bārta	10.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	192 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	307 km	EastSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	385 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 17 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Papes ezers (6 km² at a distance of 12.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 7 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.7 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly western 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 182 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liepaja International Airport (at a distance of 30 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.9 km2

39.3%

Nature

4.4 km2

5.6%

Wet nature

7.1 km2

Agriculture

36.2 km2

46.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sikšņi in country Latvia

Sikšņi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	112 km	South
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	191 km	NorthEast
3 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	237 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Nicas ivju audze	LV	4.4 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rucavas Novads

Type of weather in Rucavas Novads	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	45 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	16 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	04:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam