Rion

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.783,Lat: 38.283
Elevation	118 meter above sea level
Local time	5:10:46am
Name province/region	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Name Subregion	Δυτικής Ελλάδας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Πατρέων

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kastritsi	4.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Andirrion	5.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Dhrepanos	7 km	NorthEast
4 Patrai	7.1 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Aryira	7.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	174 km	East
2 Tirane	Albania	375 km	NorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	412 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northern Peloponnese, part of the larger catchment area Eastern Peloponnese. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Trichonida (99.7 km² at a distance of 28.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 201.1 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 282 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 51%, hill: 35%, low mountains: 8%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 194 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport (at a distance of 35 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rion in country Greece

Rion at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Delphi	Greece	67 km	EastNorthEast
2 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	71 km	South
3 Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios	Greece	86 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
OROS PANACHAIKO – SYRAGKES PANAGOPOULAS	GR	4.1 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rio

Type of weather in Rio	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	13 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	05:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:27 Europe/Amsterdam