Ardon

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 44.317,Lat: 43.2
Elevation	390 meter above sea level
Local time	7:43:28am
Name region/province:	North Ossetia
Name subregion:	North Ossetia

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kardzhiy	8.1 km	North
2 Digora	13.5 km	SouthWest
3 Elkhotovo	17.9 km	NorthWest
4 Zmeyskaya	19.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Alagir	21.1 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	172 km	SouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1269 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1305 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 239 km (direction SouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Terek main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Terek. The nearest bigger lake is ყელის ტბა (1.3 km² at a height of around 2920 meter above sea level) at a distance of 80.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 51.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 72 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Grozny North Airport (at a distance of 114 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Beslan Airport (at a distance of 23 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ardon in country Russia

Ardon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	111 km	SouthWest
2 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	154 km	SouthEast
3 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	165 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ardon

Type of weather in Ardon	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	03:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:10 Europe/Amsterdam