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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.4931,Lat: 56.6243
Elevation	46 meter above sea level
Local time	19:08:05pm
Name province/region	Durbes novads
Name Subregion	Vecpils

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Raibāmuiža	7.5 km	SouthWest
2 Durbe	8.5 km	SouthWest
3 Krote	9.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Lieģi	10.7 km	SouthWest
5 Rokasbirze	11 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	165 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	319 km	EastSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	358 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 28 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Venta. The nearest bigger lake is Durbes ezers (5.7 km² at a height of around 22 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Krievukalns with a height of 189 meter (at a distance of 24.5 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 34.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 155 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liepaja International Airport (at a distance of 27 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.7 km2

22.5%

Nature

7.8 km2

10%

Agriculture

52.6 km2

67%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vecpils in country Latvia

Vecpils at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	154 km	South
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	164 km	EastNorthEast
3 Hanseatic Town of Visby	Sweden	225 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Durbes ezera plavas	LV	2.7 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vecpils

Type of weather in Vecpils	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	23 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	16 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	04:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam