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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 15.9549,Lat: 61.3379
Elevation	151 meter above sea level
Local time	23:27:44pm
Name province/region	Gävleborgs län
Name Subregion	Ovanåker

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ovanåker	4.2 km	NorthWest
2 Alfta	6.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Edsbyn	8.5 km	WestNorthWest
4 Roteberg	9.2 km	NorthWest
5 Runemo	9.7 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	259 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	327 km	WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	508 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 60 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ljusnan main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Amungen (66.4 km² at a distance of 22.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 165.6 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 232 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 69%, hill: 31%, 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
Hälsingland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 217 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.7 km2

54.4%

Nature

4.6 km2

5.9%

Agriculture

19.2 km2

24.5%

Urban area

1.5 km2

1.9%

Water - Lakes

10.5 km2

13.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Viksjöfors in country Sweden

Viksjöfors at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	43 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun	Sweden	83 km	South
3 Engelsberg Ironworks	Sweden	152 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sssmanomrdet	SE	3.7 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alfta

Type of weather in Alfta	few clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	16 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	04:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam