Nature discovery
Research 8 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Jēkabpils, grouped across 4 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Jēkabpils. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Jēkabpils. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Jēkabpils, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
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Strūves parks is a park reachable from Jēkabpils as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Strūves parks, under 1 km from the city centre from Jēkabpils
Image credit: Image: The original uploader was Jānis U. at Latvian Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Radžu ūdenskrātuve is a reservoir reachable from Jēkabpils as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Radžu ūdenskrātuve, about 2 km (1 mi) from Jēkabpils
Image credit: Image: Edgars Košovojs / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Baļotes Ezers is a lake reachable from Jēkabpils as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Baļotes Ezers, about 11 km (7 mi) from Jēkabpils
Image credit: Image: Atis Artmanis / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Zasas dzirnavezers is a lake reachable from Jēkabpils as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Zasas dzirnavezers, about 24 km (15 mi) from Jēkabpils
Image credit: Image: Alek Sandrs / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Staburags is a protected Latvian geological and geomorphological natural monument reachable from Jēkabpils as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Staburags, about 25 km (16 mi) from Jēkabpils
Image credit: Image: Aleksandrs Timofejevs / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Mārciena Manor Park is a park reachable from Jēkabpils as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mārciena Manor Park, about 34 km (21 mi) from Jēkabpils
Image credit: Image: Voll / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Aknīstes Velnala is a cave reachable from Jēkabpils as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Aknīstes Velnala, about 37 km (23 mi) from Jēkabpils
Image credit: Image: Bontrager / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Kālezers is a lake reachable from Jēkabpils as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kālezers, about 41 km (25 mi) from Jēkabpils
Image credit: Image: Normunds Kolby / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0