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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.996,Lat: 55.2304
Elevation	86 meter above sea level
Local time	3:44:46am
Name province/region (Apskritis)	Tauragė
Wiki-website Subregion (Rajono savivaldybė)	Jurbarkas
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Šimkaičiai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kniečiai	0.7 km	North
2 Bliūdžiai	4.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Vadžgirys	5.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Pauliai	5.8 km	South
5 Paskynai	5.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	156 km	East
2 Rīga	Latvia	205 km	North
3 Minsk	Belarus	329 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 124 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Volungiškių tv. (1 km² at a distance of 9.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 31.4 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 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 Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 161 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23 km2

29.3%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.4%

Agriculture

50.7 km2

64.6%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Šimkaičiai in country Lithuania

Šimkaičiai 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	123 km	East
2 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	129 km	West
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	159 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mituvos slenis žemiau Pauliu	LT	4.7 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gelgaudiškis

Type of weather in Gelgaudiškis	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	07:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:58 Europe/Amsterdam