Húsavík

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.6796,Lat: 61.8099
Elevation	119 meter above sea level
Local time	23:01:14pm
At island	Sandoy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Sandoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Húsavík
Other place with same name 1	Húsavík Norðurþing -

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Skálavík	2.4 km	NorthEast
2 Dalur	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Skarvanes	4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Sandur	7.7 km	NorthWest
5 Skúvoy	8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	25 km	North
2 Glasgow	Scotland	684 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	804 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Húsavík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 7.5 km in NorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Sandoy. The distance to the mainland is 359.8 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 70%, hill: 26%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 663 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 42 km in NorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Húsavík in country Faroe-islands

Húsavík 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	366 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	460 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	592 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sandoy region

Type of weather in Sandoy region	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	17.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 8)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	985 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 11 December 2025:	5 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	10:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:03 Europe/Amsterdam