Pirgos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.167,Lat: 35
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	2:27:14am
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Αρχάνων - Αστερουσίων

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kharakas	3.1 km	West
2 Akhendria	4.6 km	East
3 Asimi	8.5 km	WestNorthWest
4 Asterousia	9.6 km	SouthWest
5 Skhoinia	13.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	352 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	752 km	EastNorthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	833 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Libyan Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction South).

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 639.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 895 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 1%, hill: 55%, low mountains: 38%, moderate high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly northern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 37 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sitia Airport (at a distance of 90 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pirgos in country Greece

Pirgos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Delos	Greece	265 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	286 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Medieval City of Rhodes	Greece	325 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
ASTEROUSIA ORI (KOFINAS)	GR	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pýrgos

Type of weather in Pýrgos	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 20 May 2024:	14 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	05:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:19 Europe/Amsterdam