Polikastron

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.55,Lat: 41.017
Elevation	36 meter above sea level
Local time	7:57:02am
Name province/region	Μακεδονίας - Θράκης
Name Subregion	Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Παιονίας

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Goumenissa	12.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Gevgelija	15.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Notia	16.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Dojran	20.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Dojransko ezero	24.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Skopje	North-macedonia	141 km	NorthWest
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	197 km	North
3 Приштина	Kosovo	215 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 49 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Central Macedonia. The nearest bigger lake is Koroneia (53.2 km² at a distance of 56.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is ΚΑΜΗΛΑ with a height of 435 meter (at a distance of 9.7 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the North-Macedonian-Greek border with a straight distance of 11.4 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 90%, hill: 10%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised).
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 65 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kozani State Airport Filippos (at a distance of 101 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Polikastron in country Greece

Polikastron at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika	Greece	54 km	SouthEast
2 Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)	Greece	64 km	South
3 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	110 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
DELTA AXIOU - LOUDIA - ALIAKMONA – EVRYTERI PERIOCHI - AXIOUPOLI	GR	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Polykastro

Type of weather in Polykastro	few clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	05:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:23 Europe/Amsterdam