Valaam Ostrov

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	West (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 31,Lat: 61.35
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	9:40:53am
Name region/province:	Karelia
Name subregion:	Karelia

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Valaam	5.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Impilakhti	31.9 km	North
3 Pitkyaranta	34.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Alauksu	37.6 km	NorthEast
5 Sortavala	39.9 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	353 km	SouthWest
2 Tallinn	Estonia	406 km	SouthWest
3 Rīga	Latvia	624 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Finland is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 140 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lake Ladoga - Tributary 2, part of the larger catchment area Neva. The nearest bigger lake is Ла́дожское о́зеро (17962.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 69.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 97 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 93%, low location: 7%,
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Pulkovo Airport (at a distance of 178 km and direction South).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Valaam Ostrov in country Russia

Valaam Ostrov at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments	Russian Federation	161 km	South
2 Kizhi Pogost	Russian Federation	235 km	NorthEast
3 Verla Groundwood and Board Mill	Finland	235 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Pitkyaranta

Type of weather in Pitkyaranta	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	16 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	03:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:08 Europe/Amsterdam