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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.231,Lat: 58.3301
Elevation	76 meter above sea level
Local time	11:27:46am
Name province/region	Aust-Agder
Name Subregion	Birkenes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lillesand	12.2 km	SouthEast
2 Tveit	14.2 km	SouthWest
3 Vennesla	16.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Jortveit	17.7 km	EastSouthEast
5 Høvåg	17.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	227 km	NorthEast
2 København	Denmark	393 km	SouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	580 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Skagerrak is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named SE South West. The nearest bigger lake is Ogge (7.8 km² at a height of around 191 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 197.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 277 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 79%, hill: 21%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
SKOG- oG HEIBYGDENE PÅ SØRLANDET

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stavanger Airport, Sola (at a distance of 163 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (at a distance of 16 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

65.6 km2

83.4%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.5%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

5.7 km2

7.3%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.6%

Water - Lakes

1.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Birkeland in country Norway

Birkeland at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	173 km	North
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	186 km	EastNorthEast
3 Bryggen	Norway	283 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Birkeland

Type of weather in Birkeland	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	16 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	05:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:29 Europe/Amsterdam