Hvalvík

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.0383,Lat: 62.1901
Elevation	88 meter above sea level
Local time	6:11:22am
At island	Streymoy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Streymoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Sunda

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Streymnes	0.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Oyrarbakki	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
3 Oyri	2.9 km	East
4 Norðskáli	3.3 km	NorthEast
5 Svínáir	4.6 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	23 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	729 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	770 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hvalvík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 10.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 32%, hill: 64%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 689 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 19 km in SouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hvalvík in country Faroe-islands

Hvalvík 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	497 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	553 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Hvalvík
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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:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	984 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 15 December 2025:	5 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	10:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:57 Europe/Amsterdam