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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.1784,Lat: 54.25
Elevation	172 meter above sea level
Local time	14:37:09pm
Name province/region	Podlaskie
Name Subregion	Sejneński
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Puńsk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Trakiszki	1.3 km	East
2 Oszkinie	2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Krejwiany	2 km	North
4 Kalinowo	2.4 km	NorthWest
5 Szlinokiemie	3.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	144 km	EastNorthEast
2 Warszawa	Poland	267 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	286 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 184 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Lithuania.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake is Jezioro Szelment Mały (7.8 km² at a height of around 28 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.7 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Vidgirių k. with a height of 256 meter (at a distance of 23.1 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Polish-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 3.7 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.2 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 92%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Niz Wschodnioeuropejski - Pojezierza Wschodniobaltyckie - Pojezierze Litewskie - Pojezierze Wschodniosuwalskie

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 143 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Hrodna Airport (at a distance of 92 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.9 km2

13.9%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

65 km2

82.8%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Puńsk in country Poland

Puńsk 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	128 km	NorthEast
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	145 km	EastNorthEast
3 Białowieża Forest	Belarus,Poland	178 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kalvarijos apylinkes	LT	4.4 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Puńsk

Type of weather in Puńsk	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	45 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	16 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	04:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:24 Europe/Amsterdam