Shikhany

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	East (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 47.2,Lat: 52.1
Elevation	272 meter above sea level
Local time	4:16:01am
Name region/province:	Saratov
Name subregion:	Saratov

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Volsk	11.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Sennoy	19.2 km	West
3 Nizhnyaya Chernavka	20.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Zolotovka	26.5 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Novoalekseyevka	32.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Moskva	Russia	737 km	West
2 Kiyev	Ukraine	1167 km	WestSouthWest
3 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	1192 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 793 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Volga main - Lower 2, part of the larger catchment area Volga. The nearest bigger lake is Волгоградское водохранилище (3792.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Kazakh-Russian border with a straight distance of 187 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 262 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 43%, hill: 57%, The hills are mainly western orientated.

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

Name
Volga Upland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gagarin International Airport (at a distance of 83 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Shikhany in country Russia

Shikhany at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex	Russian Federation	350 km	North
2 Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk	Russian Federation	428 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin	Russian Federation	438 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Shikhany
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Sunrise :	01:00 Europe/Amsterdam
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