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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.7827,Lat: 56.0529
Elevation	106 meter above sea level
Local time	8:45:08am
Name province/region	Daugavpils novads
Name Subregion	Višķu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Višķu tehnikums	1.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 Ambeļi	3.9 km	East
3 Špoģi	4 km	WestNorthWest
4 Dubna	6.8 km	West
5 Vīganti	6.9 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	178 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Rīga	Latvia	192 km	WestNorthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	251 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 197 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 Luknas ezers (3.6 km² at a distance of 0.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Belarusian border with a straight distance of 29 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 184 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.7 km2

7.3%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.5%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

60.4 km2

76.9%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Water - Lakes

8.1 km2

10.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Višķi in country Latvia

Višķi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	179 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	179 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	193 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tiras sunas purvs	LV	11 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Višķi

Type of weather in Višķi	few clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	04:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:59 Europe/Amsterdam