Zaros

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.9,Lat: 35.133
Elevation	377 meter above sea level
Local time	16:12:33pm
At island	Crete
Name province/region	Κρήτης
Name Subregion	Κρήτης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Φαιστού

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Yeryeri	3 km	East
2 Gortis	7.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Ayios Dheka	8.5 km	SouthEast
4 Ayia Varvara	9.2 km	East
5 Moires	11.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	331 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	775 km	EastNorthEast
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	811 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Libyan Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction SouthWest).

The nearest mountain is Ida with a height of 2454 meter (at a distance of 15.5 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 628.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 880 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 2%, hill: 50%, low mountains: 19%, moderate high mountains: 25%, high mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (at a distance of 35 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chania International Airport (at a distance of 81 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Zaros in country Greece

Zaros at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Delos	Greece	253 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	285 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	311 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
KROUSONAS - VROMONERO IDIS	GR	1.5 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Zarós

Type of weather in Zarós	light rain
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.8 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	13 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	05:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:09 Europe/Amsterdam