Vrakhionas

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 20.7,Lat: 37.817
Elevation	639 meter above sea level
Local time	17:48:53pm
At island	Zakynthos
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Ιονίων Νήσων
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ζακύνθου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Katastari	4.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Koukesi	5.9 km	East
3 Volimais	6.2 km	NorthWest
4 Galaron	8.2 km	EastSouthEast
5 Yerakari	8.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	269 km	EastNorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	395 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	468 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northern Peloponnese, part of the larger catchment area Eastern Peloponnese.

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 205.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 288 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 6%, hill: 66%, low mountains: 28%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 288 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos (at a distance of 18 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vrakhionas in country Greece

Vrakhionas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	87 km	East
2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	114 km	EastSouthEast
3 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	168 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
DYTIKES KAI VOREIOANATOLIKES AKTES ZAKYNTHOU	GR	3 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Katastari

Type of weather in Katastari	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:22 Europe/Amsterdam