Strendur

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7631,Lat: 62.1073
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	22:00:41pm
At island	Eysturoy
Name province/region	Eysturoy
Name Subregion	Sjógv

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saltnes	1.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Kolbeinagjógv	1.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Runavík	2.2 km	East
4 Saltangará	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Toftir	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	8.9 km	South
2 Glasgow	Scotland	717 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	787 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Strendur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 24.1 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): 8%, low location: 74%, hill: 18%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised).
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 673 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 27 km in Western direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Strendur in country Faroe-islands

Strendur 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	396 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	491 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	570 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Runavík

Type of weather in Runavík	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	16 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:30 Europe/Amsterdam