Hov

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7533,Lat: 61.508
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	10:34:49am
At island	Suðuroy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Suðuroy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Hov
Other place with same name 1	Hov Oppland - Søndre Land
Other place with same name 2	Hov Nordjylland - Thisted
Other place with same name 3	Hov Midtjylland - Odder

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Porkeri	2.8 km	South
2 Øravík	4.1 km	NorthWest
3 Nes	4.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Froðba	4.3 km	North
5 Vágur	4.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	58 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	652 km	South
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	773 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hov lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 37.2 km in Northern direction).The place is located at an island named Suðuroy. The distance to the mainland is 321.3 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 64%, hill: 28%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 642 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 68 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hov in country Faroe-islands

Hov 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	341 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	426 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	609 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Suðuroy region

Type of weather in Suðuroy region	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 18 April 2025:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:56 Europe/Amsterdam