Layion

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.583,Lat: 36.833
Elevation	119 meter above sea level
Local time	4:11:36am
Name province/region	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Name Subregion	Πελοποννήσου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ευρώτα

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Stefania	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Krokeai	7 km	NorthWest
3 Yithion	7.6 km	South
4 Petrina	7.7 km	West
5 Skala	7.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	166 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	549 km	NorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	578 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eastern Peloponnese.

The nearest mountain is Mount Taygetus with a height of 2405 meter (at a distance of 24.5 km and direction WestNorthWest).One of the mountains in The Taygetus Massif The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 371 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 519 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 64%, hill: 30%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised).
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 173 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kalamata Airport (at a distance of 56 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Layion in country Greece

Layion at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	33 km	NorthWest
2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	90 km	NorthWest
3 Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns	Greece	101 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
YGROTOPOI EKVOLON EVROTA	GR	3.5 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Krokeés

Type of weather in Krokeés	few clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	14 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	05:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:30 Europe/Amsterdam