Hósvík

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.9434,Lat: 62.1528
Elevation	244 meter above sea level
Local time	11:47:02am
At island	Streymoy
Name province/region	Streymoy
Name Subregion	Sunda

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Selatrað	3.5 km	East
2 Kollafjørður	4.3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Oyri	4.8 km	North
4 Oyrareingir	5.9 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Morskranes	6 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	17 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	724 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	776 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hósvík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 15.2 km in Northern direction).

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 39%, hill: 54%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 683 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 20 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hósvík in country Faroe-islands

Hósvík 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	406 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	494 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	560 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Streymoy region

Type of weather in Streymoy region	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 19 April 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:03 Europe/Amsterdam