Nólsoy

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.6736,Lat: 62.0097
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	5:45:10am
At island	Nólsoy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Streymoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Tórshavn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	4.5 km	NorthWest
2 Hvítanes	6.5 km	NorthWest
3 Æðuvík	6.8 km	North
4 Nes	7.9 km	North
5 Kirkjubøur	8.9 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	4.5 km	NorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	706 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	795 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Nólsoy lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction South). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 18.9 km in SouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Nólsoy. The distance to the mainland is 380.5 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 34%, low location: 58%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 666 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 32 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nólsoy in country Faroe-islands

Nólsoy 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	385 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	481 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	580 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tórshavn

Type of weather in Tórshavn	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 7 November 2025:	7 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	09:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:05 Europe/Amsterdam