Kariofora

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.917,Lat: 37
Elevation	127 meter above sea level
Local time	14:43:06pm
Name province/region	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Name Subregion	Πελοποννήσου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Μεσσήνης

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Avramio	3.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Analipsis	4.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Petalidhion	5.5 km	South
4 Bouka	6.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Strefi	6.3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	197 km	NorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	510 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	554 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Peloponnese, part of the larger catchment area Eastern Peloponnese.

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 326 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 456 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 83%, hill: 10%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 210 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kalamata Airport (at a distance of 12 km in NorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kariofora in country Greece

Kariofora at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	41 km	EastNorthEast
2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	48 km	North
3 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	75 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
NISOI SAPIENTZA KAI SCHIZA, AKROTIRIO AKRITAS	GR	18 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Messíni

Type of weather in Messíni	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	13 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	05:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:25 Europe/Amsterdam