Vafes

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.167,Lat: 35.35
Elevation	360 meter above sea level
Local time	16:44:46pm
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Αποκορώνου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vamos	7.6 km	North
2 Tsivaras	9.1 km	North
3 Armenoi	9.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Kournas	12.3 km	East
5 Episkopi	15.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	294 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Tirane	Albania	758 km	NorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	768 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 9 km (direction EastNorthEast).

The nearest mountain is ΠΑΨΗΝΕΣ with a height of 2453 meter (at a distance of 14.1 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 584.6 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 818 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 26%, hill: 30%, low mountains: 22%, moderate high mountains: 21%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 93 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chania International Airport (at a distance of 20 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vafes in country Greece

Vafes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	248 km	NorthWest
2 Delos	Greece	249 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus	Greece	270 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
FRE - TZITZIFES - NIPOS	GR	0.8 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Apokoronas

Type of weather in Apokoronas	few clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.9 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	13 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	05:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:04 Europe/Amsterdam