Kharakas

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.133,Lat: 35
Elevation	306 meter above sea level
Local time	13:40:32pm
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Αρχάνων - Αστερουσίων

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pirgos	3.1 km	East
2 Asimi	5.8 km	WestNorthWest
3 Asterousia	7.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Akhendria	7.7 km	East
5 Skhoinia	16.5 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	351 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	755 km	EastNorthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	832 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Libyan Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 5 km (direction SouthSouthEast).

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 639.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 896 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 1%, hill: 58%, low mountains: 38%, moderate high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly northern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 38 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sitia Airport (at a distance of 93 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kharakas in country Greece

Kharakas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Delos	Greece	265 km	North
2 The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos	Greece	287 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Medieval City of Rhodes	Greece	328 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
ASTEROUSIA ORI (KOFINAS)	GR	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pýrgos

Type of weather in Pýrgos	clear sky
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	26 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	13 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	05:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:08 Europe/Amsterdam