Karitaina

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.033,Lat: 37.483
Elevation	488 meter above sea level
Local time	20:10:30pm
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Πελοποννήσου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Μεγαλόπολης

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vlakhorrafti	4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Likaion Oros	7 km	SouthWest
3 Sirna	7.1 km	NorthEast
4 Zoni	8.3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Thoknia	8.5 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	162 km	EastNorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	464 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	501 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 34 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Peloponnese, part of the larger catchment area Eastern Peloponnese. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Zaraka (3.4 km² at a distance of 55.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 284.8 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 399 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 58%, low mountains: 30%, moderate high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 178 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kalamata Airport (at a distance of 46 km in Southern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Karitaina in country Greece

Karitaina at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	13 km	WestSouthWest
2 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	37 km	WestNorthWest
3 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	53 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
OROS MAINALO	GR	21 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dimitsána

Type of weather in Dimitsána	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 60 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:17 Europe/Amsterdam