Vakhon

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.417,Lat: 36.683
Elevation	242 meter above sea level
Local time	20:25:35pm
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Πελοποννήσου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ανατολικής Μάνης

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oitilon	4.8 km	NorthWest
2 Areopolis	4.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Karvela	7.2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Skoutari	7.6 km	East
5 Panitsa	8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	188 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	558 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	592 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Peloponnese, part of the larger catchment area Eastern Peloponnese.

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 377.4 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 528 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 20%, hill: 62%, low mountains: 16%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 196 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kalamata Airport (at a distance of 55 km in NorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vakhon in country Greece

Vakhon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	44 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	94 km	NorthWest
3 Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns	Greece	120 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
NOTIA MANI	GR	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gytheion

Type of weather in Gytheion	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	10 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:18 Europe/Amsterdam