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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 16.7191,Lat: 60.8919
Elevation	66 meter above sea level
Local time	2:39:41am
Name province/region (Län)	Gävleborgs län
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun)	Ockelbo

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Jädraås	14.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Åmot	16.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Bergby	17.7 km	EastNorthEast
4 Lingbo	17.7 km	North
5 Hamrångefjärden	18.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	196 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	348 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	459 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 19 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Bothnian coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Storsjön (74.2 km² at a height of around 61 meter above sea level) at a distance of 30.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 214.3 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 300 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Gästrikland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 153 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.5 km2

49%

Nature

1.5 km2

1.9%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

25.9 km2

33%

Urban area

3.6 km2

4.6%

Water - Lakes

8.8 km2

11.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ockelbo in country Sweden

Ockelbo at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun	Sweden	67 km	WestSouthWest
2 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	95 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	110 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Skltjrnmuren	SE	13 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ockelbo

Type of weather in Ockelbo	light snow
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 23 January 2025:	7 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	08:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:36 Europe/Amsterdam