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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.5572,Lat: 56.3484
Elevation	115 meter above sea level
Local time	18:39:51pm
Name province/region (Novads)	Viesītes novads
Wiki-website Subregion (Pilsēta)	Viesīte

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sauka	9.3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Lone	11.5 km	SouthWest
3 Sunākste	13.1 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Dubulti	13.8 km	East
5 Birži	14.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	111 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	184 km	South
3 Minsk	Belarus	306 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 120 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake is Viesītes ezers (2 km² at a height of around 95 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.5 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Ormaņkalns with a height of 165 meter (at a distance of 10.4 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 20.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 29 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 117 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.5 km2

41.4%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.6%

Wet nature

1.9 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

38.8 km2

49.5%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Viesīte in country Latvia

Viesīte at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	111 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	169 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	186 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sverinu purvs	LV	4.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Viesīte

Type of weather in Viesīte	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	988 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	7 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	07:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:58 Europe/Amsterdam