Warsaw lies in east-central Poland about  from the Carpathian Mountains and about  from the Baltic Sea,  east of Berlin, Germany. The city straddles the Vistula River. It is located in the heartland of the Masovian Plain, and its average elevation is  above sea level. The highest point on the left side of the city lies at a height of  ("Redutowa" bus depot, district of Wola), on the right side –  ("Groszówka" estate, district of Wesoła, by the eastern border). The lowest point lies at a height  (at the right bank of the Vistula, by the eastern border of Warsaw). There are some hills (mostly artificial) located within the confines of the city – e.g. Warsaw Uprising Hill () and Szczęśliwice hill ( – the highest point of Warsaw in general).