Kirkja

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.3172,Lat: 62.3195
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	9:29:12am
At island	Fugloy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Norðoyar
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Fugloy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hattarvík	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Svínoy	4.7 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Hvannasund	10.7 km	West
4 Norðdepil	11.2 km	West
5 Norðtoftir	11.3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	40 km	SouthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	736 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	800 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kirkja lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 37.8 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Fugloy. The distance to the mainland is 417.1 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 18%, low location: 75%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 656 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 58 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kirkja in country Faroe-islands

Kirkja 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	520 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	578 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Kirkja
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Filming Location	IMDB Kirkja
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Norðoyar region

Type of weather in Norðoyar region	few clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 18 June 2026:	19 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	04:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	00:23 Europe/Amsterdam