Sortavala, Russia

Joensuu, Finland	Kitee, Finland	Petkeljärvi National Park, Finland
Punkaharju, Finland	Sortavala	Pitkyaranta
Sestroretsk	Vsevolozhsk	Vaganovo
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Today's Location: [Sortavala]

About

The Sortavala graticule is at latitude 61, longitude 30.

Lake Ladoga makes up about half of this graticule. It is the largest lake in Europe, and the 14th largest lake by area in the world. Most of the largest island Valaam (Valamo) falls in this graticule. It is best known as the site of the Valamo Monastery and for its natural beauty. A small corner of Finland reaches this mainly Russian graticule.

Meetups

• 2020-05-26 61 30 Near Kattilavaara, Kitee (i.e. in the Finnish part of the graticule). Reached successfully by Kripakko

Notable Dates

Kripakko earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (61, 30) graticule, here, on 2020-05-26.