Polessk

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	West (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.15,Lat: 54.85
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	18:17:33pm
Name region/province:	Kaliningrad
Name subregion:	Kaliningrad

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Slavinek	10.2 km	SouthWest
2 Zalesye	18.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Gvardeysk	23.9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Znamensk	26.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Bol'shakovo	33.2 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	264 km	East
2 Warszawa	Poland	291 km	South
3 Rīga	Latvia	299 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 39 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake is Kuršių marios (390.3 km² at a distance of 44.8 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 43.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 61 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 82%, low location: 18%,
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (at a distance of 181 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Khrabrovo Airport (at a distance of 36 km in Western direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Polessk in country Russia

Polessk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	49 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork	Poland	164 km	SouthWest
3 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	236 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Polessk

Type of weather in Polessk	light snow
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	990 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	07:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:24 Europe/Amsterdam