Verkh. Baskunchak

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 46.733,Lat: 48.2
Elevation	45 meter above sea level
Local time	0:58:49am
Name region/province:	Astrakhan'
Name subregion:	Astrakhan'

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nizhniy Baskunchak	7.6 km	NorthEast
2 Batayevka	32.8 km	SouthWest
3 Bolkhuny	32.9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Zolotukha	43.2 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Akhtubinsk	43.6 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	753 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Moskva	Russia	1041 km	WestNorthWest
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1188 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 566 km (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Во́лга (447.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 41.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Kazakh-Russian border with a straight distance of 17.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gagarin International Airport (at a distance of 398 km and direction NorthWest).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Verkh. Baskunchak in country Russia

Verkh. Baskunchak at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	669 km	South
2 Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent	Russian Federation	698 km	SouthEast
3 Western Caucasus	Russian Federation	709 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Verkhniy Baskunchak

Type of weather in Verkhniy Baskunchak	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	15 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	03:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:31 Europe/Amsterdam