Skiros

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.567,Lat: 38.917
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	18:52:36pm
At island	Σκύρος
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Στερεάς Ελλάδας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Σκύρου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Skiropoula	21.2 km	SouthWest
2 Kimi	51.9 km	SouthWest
3 Kalimerianoi	54.2 km	SouthWest
4 Malatianoi	54.2 km	SouthWest
5 Oxilithos	54.4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	126 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	428 km	NorthWest
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	430 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skiros lies at the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eastern Sterea Ellada. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Distos (5.7 km² at a distance of 71.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Σκύρος. The distance to the mainland is 75.6 km.

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 238.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 334 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 68%, hill: 27%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 122 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Skiathos Island National Airport (at a distance of 96 km in Western direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skiros in country Greece

Skiros at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Acropolis, Athens	Greece	129 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Mount Athos	Greece	152 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios	Greece	170 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
NISIDES SKYROU KAI THALASSIA PERIOCHI	GR	0.6 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skýros

Type of weather in Skýros	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.22 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	9 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:59 Europe/Amsterdam