Gournia

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.783,Lat: 35.1
Elevation	193 meter above sea level
Local time	7:06:20am
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ιεράπετρας

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Episkopi	5.5 km	South
2 Kavousi	6.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Ayios Nikolaos	11.1 km	NorthWest
4 Kritsa	15.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Mursin	17.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	366 km	NorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	694 km	EastNorthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	844 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction North).

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 622.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 872 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 50%, hill: 39%, low mountains: 9%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised).
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sitia Airport (at a distance of 32 km in NorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gournia in country Greece

Gournia at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 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	North
2 Delos	Greece	257 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Medieval City of Rhodes	Greece	271 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
OROS THRYPTIS KAI GYRO PERIOCHI	GR	4.7 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ierapetra

Type of weather in Ierapetra	clear sky
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	13 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	05:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:59 Europe/Amsterdam