Iraklia

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.467,Lat: 36.833
Elevation	207 meter above sea level
Local time	7:35:06am
At island	Ηρακλειά
Name province/region	Αιγαίου
Name Subregion	Νοτίου Αιγαίου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Νάξου και Μικρών Κυκλάδων

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Skhoinousa	7.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Karos	19.6 km	NorthEast
3 Ios	21.3 km	SouthWest
4 Ios	21.3 km	SouthWest
5 Naxos	29.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	199 km	WestNorthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	663 km	NorthWest
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	671 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Iraklia lies at the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction South).The place is located at an island named Ηρακλειά. The distance to the mainland is 150.4 km.

The nearest mountain is ΝΑΞΟΣ with a height of 1001 meter (at a distance of 22.1 km and direction North).The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Santorini caldera (Shield volcano) at a distance of 47.9 km (direction South). The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 434.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 609 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 81%, hill: 15%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 167 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Santorini Airport (at a distance of 48 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Iraklia in country Greece

Iraklia at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Delos	Greece	65 km	NorthNorthWest
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	111 km	NorthEast
3 Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos	Greece	164 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
MIKRES KYKLADES: IRAKLEIA, SCHOINOUSSA, KOUFONISIA, KEROS, ANTIKERIA KAI THALASSIA ZONI	GR	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ios

Type of weather in Ios	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	13 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	05:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:03 Europe/Amsterdam