Elia

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.217,Lat: 35.3
Elevation	250 meter above sea level
Local time	1:35:49am
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Χερσονήσου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Knossos	4.6 km	West
2 Knossos	4.6 km	West
3 Ano Arkhanai	8.4 km	SouthWest
4 Iraklion	8.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Gouvais	9.4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	324 km	NorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	745 km	EastNorthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	804 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction NorthNorthWest).

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 605.8 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 848 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 63%, hill: 35%, The hills are mainly western orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 5.4 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sitia Airport (at a distance of 81 km in Eastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Elia in country Greece

Elia at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Delos	Greece	232 km	North
2 The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos	Greece	254 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Medieval City of Rhodes	Greece	305 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
GIOUCHTAS - FARANGI AGIAS EIRINIS	GR	4.5 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skalánion

Type of weather in Skalánion	few clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	05:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:03 Europe/Amsterdam