Methana

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.383,Lat: 37.583
Elevation	42 meter above sea level
Local time	11:44:28am
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Αττικής
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Αττικής
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Τροιζηνίας

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Troizin	9.7 km	South
2 Galatas	10.1 km	SouthEast
3 Poros	10.9 km	SouthEast
4 Poros	11.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Adheres Oros	13.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	56 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	513 km	NorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	513 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Methana lies at the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eastern Peloponnese. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Zaraka (3.4 km² at a distance of 84.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Methana Volcano (Lava dome) at a distance of 5.4 km (direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 354.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 496 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 46%, hill: 34%, low mountains: 18%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 64 km and direction NorthEast).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Methana in country Greece

Methana at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus	Greece	25 km	WestNorthWest
2 Acropolis, Athens	Greece	53 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns	Greece	58 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
THALASSIA PERIOCHI PAFSANIA – YPOTHALASSIA IFAISTEIA METHANON	GR	6.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Methana

Type of weather in Methana	few clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	10.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 23 November 2024:	9 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:11 Europe/Amsterdam