Kalon Kastron

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.333,Lat: 41
Elevation	124 meter above sea level
Local time	16:58:29pm
Name province/region	Μακεδονίας - Θράκης
Name Subregion	Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Βισαλτίας

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nigrita	16.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Serrai	19.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Sokhos	20.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Krousiamt	22.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Sidhirokastron	26.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	188 km	North
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	190 km	WestNorthWest
3 Приштина	Kosovo	256 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 43 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Límni Vólvi (76.5 km² at a distance of 33.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 37.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 52 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 63%, hill: 35%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 62 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (at a distance of 109 km in Eastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kalon Kastron in country Greece

Kalon Kastron at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika	Greece	51 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	80 km	EastNorthEast
3 Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	83 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
TECHNITI LIMNI KERKINIS - OROS KROUSIA	GR	18 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ampeloi

Type of weather in Ampeloi	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	05:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:26 Europe/Amsterdam