Samikon

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.583,Lat: 37.567
Elevation	52 meter above sea level
Local time	7:59:08am
Name province/region	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Name Subregion	Δυτικής Ελλάδας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ανδρίτσαινας - Κρεστένων

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Selinous	3.5 km	NorthEast
2 Anemokhori	4.6 km	NorthWest
3 Makrisia	5.7 km	North
4 Alfiousa	8.5 km	NorthWest
5 Epitalion	9.1 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	197 km	EastNorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	441 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	490 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthWest).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 83.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 257.2 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 360 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 85%, hill: 5%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 214 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Samikon in country Greece

Samikon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	12 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	31 km	EastSouthEast
3 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	87 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
THINES KAI PARALIAKO DASOS ZACHAROS, LIMNI KAIAFA, STROFYLIA, KAKOVATOS	GR	1.9 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Makrísia

Type of weather in Makrísia	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	13 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	05:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:27 Europe/Amsterdam