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General information - Location

Country	Denmark
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 10.6068,Lat: 57.726
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	8:45:14am
At island	Vendsyssel
Name province/region	Nordjylland
Name Subregion	Frederikshavn
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Skagen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hulsig	11.1 km	SouthWest
2 Kandestederne	14.4 km	WestSouthWest
3 Ålbæk	18.2 km	SouthWest
4 Tuen	24.5 km	SouthWest
5 Jerup	24.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	244 km	North
2 København	Denmark	254 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	469 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skagen lies at the Kattegat (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Jutland and Funen. The nearest bigger lake is Vejlen (4.8 km² at a distance of 89.7 km in SouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Vendsyssel. The distance to the mainland is 0 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 138.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 194 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 99%, low location: 1%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 100 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sindal Airport (at a distance of 34 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.7 km2

11.6%

Nature

11.9 km2

51.8%

Urban area

6 km2

25.9%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

3.8%

Rock-Sand

0.9 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skagen in country Denmark

Skagen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	117 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	128 km	EastSouthEast
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	224 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Skagens Gren og Skagerak	DK	0.6 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skagen

Type of weather in Skagen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 25 April 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	05:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam