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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.1953,Lat: 55.8367
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	6:43:19am
Name province/region	Klaipėda
Name Subregion	Klaipėda
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Kretingalė

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Peskojai	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Valėnai	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Radailiai	5.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Normantai	5.6 km	SouthWest
5 Kalnuvėnai	5.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	219 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	287 km	EastSouthEast
3 Warszawa	Poland	401 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 8 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Padvarių tv. (1 km² at a distance of 9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 26.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 90%, 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 209 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Palanga International Airport (at a distance of 17 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.8 km2

6.2%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

69.2 km2

88.1%

Urban area

3.3 km2

4.2%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kretingalė in country Lithuania

Kretingalė at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	64 km	South
2 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	219 km	NorthEast
3 Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork	Poland	243 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kraštines miškas	LT	7.1 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cartai

Type of weather in Cartai	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	16 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	04:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam