Argostolion

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 20.483,Lat: 38.217
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	12:50:48pm
At island	Kefalonia
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Ιονίων Νήσων
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Κεφαλονιάς

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lixourion	7.5 km	West
2 Vlakhata	11 km	EastNorthEast
3 Valsamata	11.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Khaliotata	11.8 km	East
5 Ayia Evfimia	13.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	287 km	East
2 Tirane	Albania	349 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	428 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Argostolion lies at the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northern Peloponnese, part of the larger catchment area Eastern Peloponnese. The nearest bigger lake is Voulkaria (11.9 km² at a distance of 77.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mount Aenos with a height of 1628 meter (at a distance of 17.6 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 159.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 223 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 30%, hill: 37%, low mountains: 22%, moderate high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 306 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kefallinia Airport (at a distance of 11 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Argostolion in country Greece

Argostolion at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	121 km	EastSouthEast
2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	151 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old Town of Corfu	Greece	162 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
KEFALONIA: AINOS, AGIA DYNATI KAI KALON OROS	GR	3.1 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Argostolion
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nomós Kefallinías

Type of weather in Nomós Kefallinías	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:22 Europe/Amsterdam