Platanakion

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.667,Lat: 37.167
Elevation	1013 meter above sea level
Local time	4:15:05am
Name province/region	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Name Subregion	Πελοποννήσου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Νότιας Κυνουρίας

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zarafona	9.8 km	South
2 Kosmas	10.9 km	SouthEast
3 Prastos	11.1 km	North
4 Krisafa	14.2 km	SouthWest
5 Vasaras	14.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	133 km	NorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	519 km	NorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	543 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 20 km (direction NorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eastern Peloponnese. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Zaraka (3.4 km² at a distance of 77.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 345.2 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 483 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 8%, moderate high mountains: 60%, high mountains: 32%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 143 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kalamata Airport (at a distance of 59 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Platanakion in country Greece

Platanakion at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	29 km	WestSouthWest
2 Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns	Greece	63 km	North
3 Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus	Greece	69 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
OROS PARNONAS (KAI PERIOCHI MALEVIS)	GR	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leonídio

Type of weather in Leonídio	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	43 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	14 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	05:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:32 Europe/Amsterdam