Marathon

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.95,Lat: 38.15
Elevation	160 meter above sea level
Local time	21:13:13pm
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Αττικής
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Αττικής
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Μαραθώνος

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Marathonos	4.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Nea Zoryiani	9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Pendelikon	9.6 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Kapandrition	10.3 km	NorthWest
5 Afidhnai	11.6 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	26 km	SouthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	473 km	NorthWest
3 Tirane	Albania	497 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 5 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Attica. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Distos (5.7 km² at a distance of 27 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 340.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 476 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 9%, low location: 49%, hill: 41%, low mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 24 km and direction South).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Marathon in country Greece

Marathon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Acropolis, Athens	Greece	28 km	SouthWest
2 Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus	Greece	92 km	SouthWest
3 Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios	Greece	109 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
YGROTOPOS SCHINIA	GR	1.9 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Marathon

Type of weather in Marathon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	56 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:08 Europe/Amsterdam