Skhoinia

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.3,Lat: 35.05
Elevation	202 meter above sea level
Local time	20:15:29pm
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Μίνωα Πεδιάδος

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Panayia	8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Akhendria	9.5 km	SouthWest
3 Ano Viannos	10.8 km	East
4 Pirgos	13.5 km	SouthWest
5 Thrapsanos	14.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	352 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	739 km	EastNorthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	832 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Libyan Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 7 km (direction South).

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 632.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 885 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 24%, hill: 67%, low mountains: 9%, The hills are mainly western orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 33 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sitia Airport (at a distance of 76 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skhoinia in country Greece

Skhoinia at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Delos	Greece	259 km	North
2 The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos	Greece	275 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Medieval City of Rhodes	Greece	312 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
ASTEROUSIA ORI (KOFINAS)	GR	2.4 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Minoa Pediada

Type of weather in Minoa Pediada	clear sky
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	13 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	05:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:05 Europe/Amsterdam