Megara

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.333,Lat: 38
Elevation	58 meter above sea level
Local time	4:59:11am
Name province/region	Αττικής
Name Subregion	Αττικής
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Μεγαρέων

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kato Alepochori	14.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Aiandion	14.8 km	EastSouthEast
3 Salamis	15.1 km	East
4 Arapis	16.6 km	East
5 Mandra	16.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	35 km	East
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	468 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Tirane	Albania	474 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Attica. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Paralimni (Λίμνη Παραλίμνη) (8.5 km² at a distance of 48.9 km in Northern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Methana Volcano (Lava dome) at a distance of 42.5 km (direction South). The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 321.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 450 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 81%, hill: 10%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 54 km and direction East).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Megara in country Greece

Megara at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Acropolis, Athens	Greece	35 km	East
2 Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus	Greece	42 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns	Greece	60 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
ORI GERANEIA	GR	13 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Megara

Type of weather in Megara	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 25 April 2024:	13 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	05:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:11 Europe/Amsterdam