Touring Pochinok in Russia
Pochinok in the region of Mariy-El is located in Russia - some 330 mi or ( 532 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital city .
Time in Pochinok is now 02:52 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yoshkar-Ola, Revolyutsiya, Yemangash, Vasil'sursk, and Sumki. Being here already, consider visiting Yoshkar-Ola . Check out our recommendations for Pochinok ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility
The Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility, located near the small town of Vasilsursk about 100 km eastward from Nizhniy Novgorod in Russia, is a laboratory for ionosphere research. Sura is capable of radiating about 190 MW, effective radiated power (ERP) on short waves. This facility is operated by the radiophysical research institute NIRFI in Nizhny Novgorod. The Sura facility was commissioned in 1981 {{Citation needed}.
Located at 56.13 46.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Sura River
Sura is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. It flows through Penza Oblast, Mordovia, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Chuvashia and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Its length is 841 km, it is navigable for 394 km from the mouth. The city of Penza, and smaller towns Alatyr, Shumerlya, Yadrin lie along the Sura. At the confluence with the Volga there is a settlement of Vasilsursk. The principal confluents of the Sura are Penza River, Pyana River and Alatyr River.
Located at 56.12 45.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Vetluga River
Vetluga is a river in the Kirov Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Mari El Republic and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of Russia. It is a left tributary of Volga, confluence near Kozmodemyansk. The river is navigable.
Located at 56.46 46.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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