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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.5936,Lat: 58.3418
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	3:49:22am
Name province/region	Aust-Agder
Name Subregion	Grimstad

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fevik	6.6 km	NorthEast
2 Rykene	7.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Jortveit	9.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Lillesand	16.3 km	SouthWest
5 Arendal	17.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	214 km	NorthEast
2 København	Denmark	379 km	SouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	559 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Grimstad lies at the Skagerrak (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named SE South West. The nearest bigger lake is Rore (8 km² at a height of around 38 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.9 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 177.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 248 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 9%, low location: 91%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
SKAGERRAKKYSTEN

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stavanger Airport, Sola (at a distance of 182 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (at a distance of 34 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.8 km2

44.1%

Nature

1.8 km2

3.3%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

15.2 km2

28.1%

Urban area

8.6 km2

15.9%

Water - Lakes

4.2 km2

7.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Grimstad in country Norway

Grimstad at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	165 km	EastNorthEast
2 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	171 km	North
3 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	265 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grimstad

Type of weather in Grimstad	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	15 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	05:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:09 Europe/Amsterdam