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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.0164,Lat: 57.3861
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	12:02:54pm
Name province/region	Mērsraga novads

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Valgalciems	4.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Mērsrags	8.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Kaltene	11.4 km	NorthWest
4 Ķūļciems	13.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Pļavas	15.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	82 km	EastSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	246 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Helsinki	Finland	329 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Upesgrīva lies at the Gulf of Riga (direction NorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Engures ezers (22.9 km² at a distance of 7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Estonian border with a straight distance of 96.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 135 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 78 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.7 km2

71.7%

Nature

3.1 km2

7.2%

Agriculture

7.7 km2

18%

Urban area

0.4 km2

Rock-Sand

0.9 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Upesgrīva in country Latvia

Upesgrīva at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	82 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn	Estonia	249 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	267 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rigas lica rietumu piekraste	LV	0.2 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mērsrags

Type of weather in Mērsrags	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	04:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:23 Europe/Amsterdam