Kanash

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	East (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 47.45,Lat: 55.5
Elevation	191 meter above sea level
Local time	5:06:36am
Name region/province:	Chuvash
Name subregion:	Chuvash

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vutabosi	5.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Shikhazany	8.2 km	NorthWest
3 Churachiki	24.8 km	NorthWest
4 Ul'yankovo	26.3 km	East
5 Komsomolskoye	26.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Moskva	Russia	605 km	WestSouthWest
2 Kiyev	Ukraine	1261 km	SouthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	1282 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The White Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 1091 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Volga - tributary 7, part of the larger catchment area Volga. The nearest bigger lake is Чебоксарское водохранилище (1195.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 63.2 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Kazakh-Russian border with a straight distance of 471.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 661 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 95%, hill: 5%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated.

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

Name
Volga Upland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kazan International Airport (at a distance of 114 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cheboksary Airport (at a distance of 67 km in NorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kanash in country Russia

Kanash at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk	Russian Federation	81 km	NorthEast
2 Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin	Russian Federation	107 km	NorthEast
3 Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex	Russian Federation	116 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kanash

Type of weather in Kanash	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	988 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	13:18 Europe/Amsterdam