Knossos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.167,Lat: 35.3
Elevation	76 meter above sea level
Local time	9:28:03am
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ηρακλείου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Knossos	0 km	East
2 Elia	4.6 km	East
3 Iraklion	4.7 km	NorthWest
4 Ano Arkhanai	5.8 km	South
5 Gouvais	13.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	322 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	749 km	EastNorthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	802 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

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

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 606.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 849 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 75%, hill: 23%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 4.6 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sitia Airport (at a distance of 86 km in Eastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Knossos in country Greece

Knossos 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	256 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Medieval City of Rhodes	Greece	309 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
GIOUCHTAS - FARANGI AGIAS EIRINIS	GR	0.5 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Knossos
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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	broken clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	05:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:03 Europe/Amsterdam