Phaistos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.8,Lat: 35.05
Elevation	110 meter above sea level
Local time	3:23:31am
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Φαιστού

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aghia Triadma	1.6 km	West
2 Vorroi	1.9 km	North
3 Timbakion	4.9 km	West
4 Moires	6.4 km	East
5 Pombia	7.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	337 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	785 km	EastNorthEast
3 Tirane	Albania	814 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Libyan Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction WestSouthWest).

The nearest mountain is Ida with a height of 2454 meter (at a distance of 19.5 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 639.1 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 895 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised).
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chania International Airport (at a distance of 79 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Phaistos in country Greece

Phaistos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Delos	Greece	263 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	298 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	311 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
EKVOLI GEROPOTAMOU MESARAS	GR	1.7 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tympaki

Type of weather in Tympaki	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	13 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	05:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:08 Europe/Amsterdam