Sfaktiria

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.667,Lat: 36.933
Elevation	18 meter above sea level
Local time	23:55:16pm
At island	Σφακτηρία
Name province/region	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Name Subregion	Πελοποννήσου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Πύλου - Νέστορος

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pila	6.2 km	EastNorthEast
2 Mesokhori	7 km	SouthEast
3 Korifasion	7.5 km	North
4 Kinigos	7.6 km	East
5 Karammanoli	10.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	220 km	NorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	510 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	560 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Sfaktiria lies at the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction SouthWest).The place is located at an island named Σφακτηρία. The distance to the mainland is 0 km.

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 323.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 453 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 27%, low location: 68%, hill: 4%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 233 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kalamata Airport (at a distance of 36 km in NorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sfaktiria in country Greece

Sfaktiria at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	59 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	65 km	EastNorthEast
3 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	79 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
LIMNOTHALASSA PYLOU (DIVARI) KAI NISOS SFAKTIRIA, AGIOS DIMITRIOS	GR	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pylos

Type of weather in Pylos	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.11 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	13 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	05:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:24 Europe/Amsterdam