Skopun

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.8846,Lat: 61.9039
Elevation	110 meter above sea level
Local time	13:22:14pm
At island	Sandoy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Sandoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Skopun

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hestur	5.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Kirkjubøur	7.4 km	NorthEast
3 Sandur	8.5 km	South
4 Velbastaður	9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Koltur	10.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	16 km	NorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	697 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	790 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skopun lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 6.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Sandoy. The distance to the mainland is 359.8 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 53%, hill: 44%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 675 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 27 km in NorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skopun in country Faroe-islands

Skopun 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	381 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	467 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	577 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sandur

Type of weather in Sandur	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 24 June 2025:	19 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	04:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	00:20 Europe/Amsterdam