Kirkjubøur

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7934,Lat: 61.9537
Elevation	76 meter above sea level
Local time	13:17:19pm
At island	Streymoy
Name province/region	Streymoy
Name Subregion	Tórshavn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Velbastaður	4.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Hestur	4.7 km	WestNorthWest
3 Skopun	7.4 km	SouthWest
4 Tórshavn	8.5 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Nólsoy	8.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	8.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	701 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	792 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kirkjubøur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 10.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 73%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 671 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 28 km in NorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kirkjubøur in country Faroe-islands

Kirkjubøur 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	383 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	474 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	578 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Kirkjubøur
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Filming Location	IMDB Kirkjubøur
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Argir

Type of weather in Argir	light rain
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:21 Europe/Amsterdam