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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.5565,Lat: 57.9915
Elevation	22 meter above sea level
Local time	9:28:57am
At island	Tjörn
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Tjörn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bleket	4.5 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Klädesholmen	5.2 km	South
3 Rönnäng	6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Kållekärr	7.6 km	NorthEast
5 Stora Dyrön	7.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	219 km	NorthNorthWest
2 København	Denmark	261 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	405 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skärhamn 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 Mjörn (58.7 km² at a distance of 47.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Tjörn. The distance to the mainland is 1.8 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 98.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 138 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 21%, low location: 79%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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 56 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10 km2

19.3%

Nature

14.5 km2

28.1%

Agriculture

15.3 km2

29.6%

Urban area

5 km2

9.7%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.7%

Rock-Sand

6.5 km2

12.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skärhamn in country Sweden

Skärhamn at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	80 km	North
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	111 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	227 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Breviks kile-Toftens	SE	0.7 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Skärhamn

Type of weather in Skärhamn	broken clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 16 April 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:27 Europe/Amsterdam