Poliyiros

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.417,Lat: 40.383
Elevation	509 meter above sea level
Local time	10:49:20am
Name province/region	Μακεδονίας - Θράκης
Name Subregion	Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Πολύγυρου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Arnaia	20.4 km	NorthEast
2 Nikitas	25.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Athitos	31.3 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Valta	36.9 km	South
5 Kato Stavros	39.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Skopje	North-macedonia	241 km	NorthWest
2 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	256 km	North
3 Athinai	Greece	264 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Central Macedonia. The nearest bigger lake is Límni Vólvi (76.5 km² at a distance of 29.3 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is ΧΟΛΟΜΩΝ with a height of 1163 meter (at a distance of 12.2 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the North-Macedonian-Greek border with a straight distance of 101.8 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 143 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 5%, hill: 51%, low mountains: 41%, moderate high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (at a distance of 118 km in NorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Poliyiros in country Greece

Poliyiros at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika	Greece	47 km	WestNorthWest
2 Mount Athos	Greece	69 km	East
3 Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)	Greece	94 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
OROS CHOLOMONTAS	GR	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Polygyros

Type of weather in Polygyros	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	38 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	05:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:25 Europe/Amsterdam