Athos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.317,Lat: 40.167
Elevation	1235 meter above sea level
Local time	20:01:58pm
Name province/region (Αυτοδιοίκητο Τμήμα του Ελληνικού Κράτους)	Άγιον Όρος

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Akra Plati	39.7 km	NorthWest
2 Neos Marmaras	46.4 km	WestSouthWest
3 Nikitas	57.3 km	West
4 Limenaria	57.9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Ayia Paraskevi	63.6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	246 km	South
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	291 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	312 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Central Macedonia. The nearest bigger lake is Límni Vólvi (76.5 km² at a distance of 80.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 137.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 193 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 10%, hill: 28%, low mountains: 32%, moderate high mountains: 25%, high mountains: 5%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 121 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (at a distance of 87 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Athos in country Greece

Athos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mount Athos	Greece	14 km	NorthWest
2 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	94 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika	Greece	126 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
CHERSONISOS ATHOS	GR	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Karyes

Type of weather in Karyes	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:02 Europe/Amsterdam