Messini

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22,Lat: 37.05
Elevation	40 meter above sea level
Local time	22:50:39pm
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 Karteroli	3.9 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Triodhos	3.9 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Bouka	4 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Mikromani	4.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Analipsis	4.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	188 km	NorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	507 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	549 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Western Peloponnese, part of the larger catchment area Eastern Peloponnese. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Zaraka (3.4 km² at a distance of 97.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 324.4 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 454 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 36%, low location: 64%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 200 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kalamata Airport (at a distance of 3.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Messini in country Greece

Messini at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	33 km	EastNorthEast
2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	43 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	72 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
FARANGI NEDONA (PETALON - CHANI)	GR	11 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Messini
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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	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	13 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	05:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:17 Europe/Amsterdam