Verkhovaya
District of Kaluga
Kaluzhskaya Oblast’ - Russia

Kaluga crater

Kaluga is a meteorite crater in Russia. It is 15 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 380 ± 5 million years old. The crater is not exposed at the surface.

Located at 54.5, 36.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Impact craters of Russia, Devonian impact craters

Ugra River (Oka)

Ugra is a river in Smolensk and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia, left tributary of the Oka River. The east-flowing Ugra joins the north-flowing Oka at Kaluga and the united river, called the Oka, continues east to the Volga. In the 16th century, the Ugra-Oka juncture was the western end of a line of forts protecting Muscovy from Tatar raids. The river is known for the Great stand on the Ugra River. Its length is 399 km and its basin 15,700 square km.

Located at 54.5072, 36.1064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Rivers of Kaluga Oblast, Rivers of Smolensk Oblast, Volga basin

Vorotynsk, Peremyshlsky District, Kaluga Oblast

For an air base, see Vorotynsk air base. Vorotynsk was one of the Upper Oka towns and seat of the mediaeval Princes Vorotynsky. It was first mentioned in the Hypatian Codex under the year 1155. In 1480, Vorotynsk was the principal base of Russian operations against the Tatars during the Great standing on the Ugra river. The town is thought to have been situated slightly downstream from the confluence of the Oka and the Ugra Rivers.

Located at 54.4667, 36.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Rural localities in Kaluga Oblast, Defunct towns in Russia, Former populated places in Russia

Vorotynsk (air base)

Vorotynsk is an air base in Russia located 2 km southeast of Vorotynsk. It is a military base with Mi-8 helicopters. Google Earth images from 04-05-2012 shows that the base is deserted.

Located at 54.4683, 36.0733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Soviet Air Force bases

Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics

the first satellite, Sputnik 1; the first spacesuits; the first human spaceflight module, Vostok 1; the first Molniya-type satellite; the first space rover, Lunokhod 1; the first space station, Salyut 1; the first modular space station, Mir . ]] The Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics (Russian: Государственный музей истории космонавтики имени К. Э. Циолковского) is the first museum in the world dedicated to the history of space exploration.

Located at 54.5172, 36.2306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums established in 1967, Buildings and structures completed in 1967, Aerospace museums in Russia, Buildings and structures built in the Soviet Union, Museums in Kaluga Oblast, Biographical museums in Russia, Science museums in Russia