Polikhnitos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.167,Lat: 39.067
Elevation	129 meter above sea level
Local time	19:10:05pm
At island	Lesbos
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Αιγαίου
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Βορείου Αιγαίου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Λέσβου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ayiassos	18.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Eressos	22.6 km	WestNorthWest
3 Plomarion	22.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Kalloni	23.9 km	North
5 Andissa	24.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	246 km	SouthWest
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	465 km	NorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	511 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction NorthNorthWest).

The nearest mountain is ΟΛΥΜΠΟΣ with a height of 968 meter (at a distance of 16.2 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 183.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 258 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 91%, hill: 6%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Adnan Menderes International Airport (at a distance of 120 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Mytilene International Airport (at a distance of 37 km in Eastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Polikhnitos in country Greece

Polikhnitos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape	Turkey	88 km	EastNorthEast
2 Archaeological Site of Troy	Turkey	99 km	North
3 Ephesus	Turkey	162 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
LESVOS: KOLPOS KALLONIS KAI CHERSAIA PARAKTIA ZONI	GR	3 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Polichnítos

Type of weather in Polichnítos	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	9 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:53 Europe/Amsterdam