Megisti

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.583,Lat: 36.133
Elevation	123 meter above sea level
Local time	3:58:22am
At island	Μεγίστη (Καστελλόριζο)
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Αιγαίου
Wiki-website Περιφέρεια (Περιφέρεια)	Νοτίου Αιγαίου
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Μεγίστης

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rodhos	125.4 km	West
2 Kallidhies	127.8 km	West
3 Kolimbia	128.4 km	West
4 Afandou	128.6 km	West
5 Trianda	130.8 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nicosia	Cyprus	356 km	East
2 Athinai	Greece	557 km	West
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	896 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Megisti lies at the Mediterranean Sea (direction NorthEast).The place is located at an island named Μεγίστη (Καστελλόριζο). The distance to the mainland is 1.9 km.

The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 586.6 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 821 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 90%, hill: 6%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is .
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Dalaman International Airport (at a distance of 94 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Diagoras Airport (at a distance of 138 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Megisti in country Greece

Megisti at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Xanthos-Letoon	Turkey	32 km	WestNorthWest
2 Medieval City of Rhodes	Greece	126 km	West
3 Aphrodisias	Turkey	188 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
KASTELLORIZO KAI NISIDES RO KAI STRONGYLI KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI	GR	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kastelorizo

Type of weather in Kastelorizo	clear sky
Current temperature:	23 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	47 %
Daylength at 16 September 2026:	12 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	05:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:08 Europe/Amsterdam