Skála

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7873,Lat: 62.1632
Elevation	98 meter above sea level
Local time	19:59:49pm
At island	Eysturoy
Name province/region	Eysturoy
Name Subregion	Runavík

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Skipanes	1.6 km	East
2 Undir Gøtueiði	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Søldarfjørður	2 km	EastSouthEast
4 Innan Glyvur	3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Syðrugøta	3.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	15 km	South
2 Glasgow	Scotland	724 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	783 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skála lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 18.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Eysturoy. The distance to the mainland is 392.9 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 61%, hill: 30%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 676 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 28 km in Western direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skála in country Faroe-islands

Skála 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	402 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	497 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	566 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Eystur

Type of weather in Eystur	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	16 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:31 Europe/Amsterdam