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Ålgård/Figgjo

General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8535,Lat: 58.7646
Elevation	134 meter above sea level
Local time	9:26:47am
Name province/region	Rogaland
Name Subregion	Gjesdal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sviland	6.8 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Lyefjell	7.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Kvernaland	8.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Undheim	10.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Bryne	12.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	306 km	EastNorthEast
2 København	Denmark	529 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	692 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named SE South West. The nearest bigger lake is Storavatnet (9 km² at a height of around 26 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 324.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 454 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 70%, hill: 30%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
HEIBYGDENE I DALANE OG JÆREN

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stavanger Airport, Sola (at a distance of 18 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (at a distance of 74 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.6 km2

3.3%

Nature

18.9 km2

24.1%

Agriculture

44.8 km2

57.1%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Water - Lakes

7.5 km2

9.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ålgård/Figgjo in country Norway

Ålgård/Figgjo at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bryggen	Norway	184 km	North
2 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	200 km	NorthEast
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	294 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Ålgård/Figgjo
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ålgård

Type of weather in Ålgård	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	11.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam