Faraklon

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.083,Lat: 36.533
Elevation	290 meter above sea level
Local time	16:07:36pm
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Πελοποννήσου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Μονεμβασιάς

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Velanidhia	10.3 km	SouthEast
2 Elafonisos	11.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Koulendia	12.8 km	NorthWest
4 Akra Malea	13.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Lira	16.4 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	173 km	North
2 Tirane	Albania	598 km	NorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	618 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eastern Peloponnese.

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 423 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 592 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 49%, hill: 37%, low mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 174 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kalamata Airport (at a distance of 111 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Faraklon in country Greece

Faraklon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	87 km	NorthWest
2 Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus	Greece	125 km	North
3 Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns	Greece	135 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
PERIOCHI NEAPOLIS KAI NISOS ELAFONISOS	GR	3.2 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gefyra

Type of weather in Gefyra	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	10.07 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	10 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:15 Europe/Amsterdam