Vatnsoyrar

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.2501,Lat: 62.0746
Elevation	71 meter above sea level
Local time	2:25:40am
At island	Vágar
Name province/region	Vágar
Name Subregion	Vága

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sørvágur	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Miðvágur	3.4 km	SouthEast
3 Sandavágur	5.8 km	SouthEast
4 Bøur	6.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Válur	9.8 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	27 km	EastSouthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	720 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	765 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Søvagsvatn (3.2 km² at a distance of 0.2 km in SouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Vágar. The distance to the mainland is 396.5 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 79%, hill: 17%, 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 697 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 1.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vatnsoyrar in country Faroe-islands

Vatnsoyrar 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	407 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	482 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	551 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vágar region

Type of weather in Vágar region	clear sky
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 24 April 2024:	15 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:18 Europe/Amsterdam