Langasandur

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.051,Lat: 62.2335
Elevation	137 meter above sea level
Local time	0:39:41am
At island	Streymoy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Streymoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Sunda

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Svínáir	1.4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Norðskáli	3.3 km	SouthEast
3 Ljósá	4.3 km	North
4 Oyrarbakki	4.4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Streymnes	4.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	28 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	734 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	768 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Langasandur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 5.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 45%, hill: 53%, low mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 691 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 22 km in SouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Langasandur in country Faroe-islands

Langasandur 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	416 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	502 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	550 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saksun

Type of weather in Saksun	few clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1034 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 23 April 2026:	15 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:14 Europe/Amsterdam