Verkhniy Bessovets
in Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Petrozavodsk Airport (1 mi)
- Kizhi Pogost (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 61.867 and 34.150 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 61° 52' 0" and E 34° 9' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Ruble - RUB
- Spoken languages:
- Russian, Tatar, Komi, Chechen, Chuvash, Bashkir
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:50 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 3:42 am and 9:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Russia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Russia. Last Update: 2024-05-16 08:19:50
Delve into Verkhniy Bessovets
Verkhniy Bessovets in Republic of Karelia is a town located in Russia about 440 mi (or 708 km) north of Moscow, the country's capital town.
Time in Verkhniy Bessovets is now 08:50 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Moscow with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 1 airports closer to Verkhniy Bessovets. The closest airport in Russia is Petrozavodsk Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Kizhi Pogost in a distance of 38 mi (or 61 km), North-East.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Petrozavodsk, Yaroslavichi, Ilomantsi, Tohmajaervi and Kitee. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 46% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
19°C (65 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
20°C (69 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 20th of May 2024
21°C (69 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
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Russian railway crossing
Railway crossing near Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, Russia. Freight train with a VL80 locomotive and 59 cars containing ore or gravel. Map location is approximate.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Petrozavodsk Airport
Petrozavodsk Airport is a joint civil-military airport in Russia located 12 kilometres northwest of Petrozavodsk in Besovets, Shuya Rural Settlement. It services small airliners. It is a minor airfield with 12 parking stands and a small amount of tarmac space. The airfield has seen military use as an interceptor base. During the 1960s or 1970s Sukhoi Su-15 aircraft were based at Besovets.
RusAir Flight 9605
RusAir Flight 9605 (also RusLine Flight 243) was a passenger flight which crashed near Petrozavodsk Airport, Petrozavodsk, Russia, on 20 June 2011. 47 of the 52 onboard died. The aircraft involved, a Tupolev Tu-134A-3, was operating a RusAir scheduled domestic flight (as a RusLine service) from Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, to Petrozavodsk. It crashed on approach in bad weather, coming down on A133 highway about 1,200 m short of the runway, shortly after 23:40 local time.
Besovets
Besovets is a rural locality in Prionezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Municipally, it is a part of Shuyskoye Rural Settlement of Prionezhsky Municipal District. On June 20, 2011, RusAir Flight 9605 crashed near Besovets while on approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing forty-five and injuring seven people.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Besovets, Verkhniy Besovets, Bessowez, Verkhniy Bessovets
