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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.5804,Lat: 55.0445
Elevation	86 meter above sea level
Local time	20:07:31pm
Name province/region (Apskritis)	Kaunas
Wiki-website Subregion (Rajono savivaldybė)	Kaunas
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vilkija
Other place with same name 1	Vilkija Kaunas - Kaunas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vilkija	1.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Jaučakiai	2.2 km	SouthEast
3 Mikytai	2.9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Valmantiškiai	3.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Akuotai	3.8 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	114 km	East
2 Rīga	Latvia	216 km	North
3 Minsk	Belarus	287 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 166 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 Krivėnų tv. (0.6 km² at a distance of 10.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 49.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 69 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, 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 119 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kaunas International Airport (at a distance of 33 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.5 km2

23.5%

Nature

3.5 km2

4.4%

Agriculture

50.2 km2

63.9%

Urban area

4 km2

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vilkija in country Lithuania

Vilkija 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	82 km	East
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	117 km	East
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	169 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Nemuno upes pakrantes ir salos tarp Kulautuvos ir Smalininku	LT	0.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vilkija

Type of weather in Vilkija	light snow
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.93 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	991 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	07:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:13 Europe/Amsterdam