Porkeri

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7401,Lat: 61.4836
Elevation	41 meter above sea level
Local time	9:21:57am
At island	Suðuroy
Name province/region	Suðuroy
Name Subregion	Porkeri

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nes	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
2 Hov	2.8 km	North
3 Akrar	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Vágur	4 km	West
5 Víkarbyrgi	4.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	61 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	649 km	South
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	770 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Porkeri lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 39.9 km in Northern direction).The place is located at an island named Suðuroy. The distance to the mainland is 321.3 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 84%, hill: 7%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 639 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 70 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Porkeri in country Faroe-islands

Porkeri 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	338 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	423 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	611 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vágur

Type of weather in Vágur	light rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	15 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:02 Europe/Amsterdam