Sarakina

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.633,Lat: 39.667
Elevation	186 meter above sea level
Local time	19:42:56pm
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Θεσσαλίας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Καλαμπάκας
Other place with same name 1	Sarakina Ηπείρου - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kalabaka	3.6 km	North
2 Kastraki	5.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Megarkhi	5.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 MeteoraMonasteries of	7.3 km	North
5 Vasiliki	8.1 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tirane	Albania	239 km	NorthWest
2 Athinai	Greece	258 km	SouthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	259 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 83 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Thessalia. The nearest bigger lake is Limni pamvotida - Limni ton Ioanninon (18.5 km² at a distance of 60.5 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 94.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 132 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 50%, hill: 38%, low mountains: 11%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 149 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ioannina Airport (at a distance of 70 km in Western direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sarakina in country Greece

Sarakina at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Meteora	Greece	5.5 km	North
2 Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)	Greece	107 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra	Albania	135 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
ANTICHASIA ORI KAI METEORA	GR	0.1 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kalambaka

Type of weather in Kalambaka	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:14 Europe/Amsterdam