Selinous

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.617,Lat: 37.583
Elevation	103 meter above sea level
Local time	7:00:01am
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 Samikon	3.5 km	SouthWest
2 Makrisia	4 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Anemokhori	6.2 km	West
4 Olympia	6.3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Floka	7.4 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	194 km	EastNorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	441 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	488 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 7 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 80.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 257 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 360 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 85%, hill: 12%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised).
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 211 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Selinous in country Greece

Selinous at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	8.7 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	30 km	EastSouthEast
3 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	86 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
THINES KAI PARALIAKO DASOS ZACHAROS, LIMNI KAIAFA, STROFYLIA, KAKOVATOS	GR	5.3 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Krestena

Type of weather in Krestena	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.8 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	13 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	05:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:26 Europe/Amsterdam