Melambes

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.667,Lat: 35.133
Elevation	241 meter above sea level
Local time	20:09:47pm
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Αγίου Βασιλείου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kedhros Oros	7.1 km	NorthWest
2 Timbakion	10.4 km	EastSouthEast
3 Nea Amari	11.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Aghia Triadma	13.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Vorroi	14.1 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	325 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	797 km	EastNorthEast
3 Tirane	Albania	800 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

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

The nearest mountain is Ida with a height of 2454 meter (at a distance of 14.2 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 630.2 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 882 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 32%, hill: 40%, low mountains: 21%, moderate high mountains: 7%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chania International Airport (at a distance of 64 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Melambes in country Greece

Melambes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Delos	Greece	257 km	North
2 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	296 km	NorthWest
3 The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos	Greece	297 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
OROS KEDROS	GR	2.4 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Agía Galíni

Type of weather in Agía Galíni	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.5 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	13 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	05:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:09 Europe/Amsterdam