Skopelos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.717,Lat: 39.117
Elevation	100 meter above sea level
Local time	13:22:44pm
At island	Σκόπελος
Name province/region	Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας
Name Subregion	Θεσσαλίας
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Σκοπέλου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dhelfi	5.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Glossa	11.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Skiathos	19.6 km	West
4 Akra Yerakas	27.5 km	NorthEast
5 Ellinika	36 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	123 km	South
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	370 km	NorthWest
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	397 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skopelos lies at the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Eastern Sterea Ellada. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Paralimni (Λίμνη Παραλίμνη) (8.5 km² at a distance of 76 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Σκόπελος. The distance to the mainland is 21 km.

The most nearby international border is the North-Macedonian-Greek border with a straight distance of 238.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 334 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 54%, hill: 41%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 132 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Skiathos Island National Airport (at a distance of 20 km in Western direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skopelos in country Greece

Skopelos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios	Greece	117 km	SouthWest
2 Acropolis, Athens	Greece	127 km	South
3 Archaeological Site of Delphi	Greece	129 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
ETHNIKO THALASSIO PARKO ALONNISOU – VOREION SPORADON, ANATOLIKI SKOPELOS	GR	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skopelos Town

Type of weather in Skopelos Town	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	13 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	05:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:06 Europe/Amsterdam