Meskla

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.95,Lat: 35.4
Elevation	268 meter above sea level
Local time	8:08:41am
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Πλατανιά

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Alikianou	6.2 km	NorthWest
2 Omalos	8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Perivolia	9.7 km	North
4 Mournies	10.3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Nerokourou	12 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	287 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Tirane	Albania	744 km	NorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	757 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction North).

The nearest mountain is ΠΑΨΗΝΕΣ with a height of 2453 meter (at a distance of 13.9 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 569 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 797 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 13%, hill: 31%, low mountains: 34%, moderate high mountains: 22%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 113 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chania International Airport (at a distance of 24 km in NorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Meskla in country Greece

Meskla at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	232 km	NorthWest
2 Delos	Greece	253 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus	Greece	259 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
LEFKA ORI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI	GR	2.3 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chania

Type of weather in Chania	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.29 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	13 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	05:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:08 Europe/Amsterdam