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Ellös

Ellös

General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.4731,Lat: 58.1787
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	9:49:50am
At island	Orust
Name province/region (Län)	Västra Götalands län
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun)	Orust

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Grundsund	4.6 km	NorthWest
2 Hälleviksstrand	6.4 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Fiskebäckskil	7.2 km	North
4 Lysekil	11.3 km	North
5 Mollösund	11.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	198 km	NorthNorthWest
2 København	Denmark	282 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	402 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Ellös lies at the Kattegat (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota coastal: Viskan, Nissan, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Vänern (5572 km² at a height of around 43 meter above sea level) at a distance of 52.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Orust. The distance to the mainland is 0 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 77.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 109 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 16%, low location: 84%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Bohuslän

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 75 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.9 km2

49%

Nature

7.4 km2

12.1%

Agriculture

13 km2

21.4%

Urban area

2.3 km2

3.8%

Rock-Sand

7.6 km2

12.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ellös in country Sweden

Ellös at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	59 km	North
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	132 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	248 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Strmmarna	SE	2.2 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lysekil

Type of weather in Lysekil	light rain
Current temperature:	28 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 18 July 2025:	17 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	04:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:01 Europe/Amsterdam