Rucava geodata
Rucava (Rucavas) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Latvia in Europe/Riga (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 547 people, there are 109 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Latvia, 93.6% of cities are located further ↑North; 97.9% of cities are located further →East and 82.1% of cities have higher elevation than Rucava. Note1
Rucava GPS coordinates[2]
56° 9' 47.304" North, 21° 9' 41.616" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 56.55267°, | 20.45844° |
| Center: | 56.16314°, | 21.16156° |
| Lower-right: | 55.76962°, | 21.86469° |
| Map W x H: | 87.1×87.1 km | = 54.1×54.1mi |
| max Lat: | 57.89752° ⇑93.6% North |
| Rucava: | 56.16314° |
| min Lat: | ⇓6.4% South 55.75284° |
| min Long | Rucava | max Long |
| 21.01085° | 21.16156° | 28.12165° |
| W 2.1%⇐ | ⇒97.9% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Rucava is 12 m = 39 ft, and this is 53.4 m = 175 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
212 m = 696 ft | 82.1% |
| Avg. | 65.4 m = 215 ft | |
| Rucava | 12 m = 39 ft | |
Min E: |
2 m = 7 ft | 17.9% |
See also: Latvia elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Rucava is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1156.4 km =718.6 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Rucava |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 3762.3 | 2337.8 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 1156.4 | 718.6 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 3638.8 | 2261 | to South |
| Equator | 6244.8 | 3880.3 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Rucava: (largest is in red/bold)
• Aizpute
67.7 km =42.1 mi, 
23°
• Alsunga
94.2 km =58.5 mi, 
14°
• Brocēni
103.8 km =64.5 mi, 
56°
• Grobiņa
41.4 km =25.7 mi, 
0°
• Karosta
44.1 km =27.4 mi, 
348°
• Kuldīga
102.5 km =63.7 mi, 
28°
• Liepāja
39.1 km =24.3 mi, 346°
• Lieģi
47.7 km =29.6 mi, 12°
• Nīca
21.2 km =13.2 mi, 
343°
• Priekule
41.1 km =25.5 mi, 
39°
• Pāvilosta
80.6 km =50.1 mi, 1°
• Saldus
98.8 km =61.4 mi, 55°
• Skrunda
77.7 km =48.3 mi, 42°
• Vaiņode
51.3 km =31.9 mi, 56°
• Ēdole
100.7 km =62.6 mi, 18°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Latvia existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
