Bøur

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.3715,Lat: 62.088
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	8:32:29am
At island	Vágar
Name province/region	Vágar
Name Subregion	Sørvágur

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sørvágur	3.8 km	SouthEast
2 Gásadalur	4.1 km	NorthWest
3 Vatnsoyrar	6.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Miðvágur	9.6 km	SouthEast
5 Sandavágur	12.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	33 km	EastSouthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	723 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	758 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Bøur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Fjallavatn (1.1 km² at a distance of 4.3 km in NorthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Vágar. The distance to the mainland is 396.5 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 73%, hill: 25%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 704 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 5.6 km in SouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bøur in country Faroe-islands

Bøur at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	412 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	483 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	545 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sørvágur

Type of weather in Sørvágur	broken clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 24 April 2024:	15 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:19 Europe/Amsterdam