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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5769,Lat: 59.5029
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	22:45:02pm
Name province/region	Rogaland
Name Subregion	Vindafjord

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Østenstad	9.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Aksdal	11.7 km	SouthWest
3 Førde	13.6 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Førdesfjorden	13.7 km	SouthWest
5 Ølensvåg	13.8 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	295 km	East
2 København	Denmark	593 km	SouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	712 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skjold lies at the North Sea (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named SE South West. The nearest bigger lake is Stordalsvatnet (8.2 km² at a height of around 50 meter above sea level) at a distance of 31.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 340.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 477 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 86%, hill: 12%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
YTRE FJORDBYGDER PÅ VESTLANDET

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stavanger Airport, Sola (at a distance of 70 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (at a distance of 27 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.6 km2

23.8%

Nature

17.4 km2

28.3%

Wet nature

1.4 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

26.1 km2

42.5%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.5%

Water - Lakes

1 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skjold in country Norway

Skjold at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bryggen	Norway	100 km	North
2 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	175 km	East
3 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	222 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aksdal

Type of weather in Aksdal	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	15 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	05:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam