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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.5664,Lat: 56.2468
Elevation	108 meter above sea level
Local time	18:47:14pm
Name province/region (Novads)	Vārkavas novads
Wiki-website Subregion (Pagasts)	Vārkavas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Piliškas	6.6 km	EastSouthEast
2 Sutri	7.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Rimicāni	8.7 km	SouthWest
4 Līči	10.1 km	NorthEast
5 Preiļi	11 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	170 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	191 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	275 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 173 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 8.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 45.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 64 km.
Elevation around place: 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 176 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.1 km2

31.9%

Nature

5.3 km2

6.7%

Wet nature

4 km2

5.1%

Agriculture

44.2 km2

56.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vārkava in country Latvia

Vārkava at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	170 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	187 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	192 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Asinieku purvs	LV	1.9 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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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:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	988 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	07:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:55 Europe/Amsterdam