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west Oyrareingir faroe-islands north Vestmanna faroe-islands Hestur faroe-islands nearest Selatrað faroe-islands Hov faroe-islands south Válur faroe-islands east Gjógv faroe-islands
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Hósvík

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in countryCenter
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -6.9434,Lat: 62.1528 marker
Elevation244 meter above sea level
Local time22:15:18pm
At islandStreymoy
Name province/region (Sysler)Streymoy
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)Sunda

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Selatrað3.5 km East
2 Kollafjørður4.3 km SouthSouthEast
3 Oyri4.8 km North
4 Oyrareingir5.9 km SouthSouthWest
5 Morskranes6 km SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands17 km SouthSouthEast
2 Glasgow   Scotland724 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland776 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hósvík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km2 at a distance of 15.2 km in Northern direction).


Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 39%, hill: 54%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 683 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 20 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Hósvík in country Faroe-islands


Hósvík at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Hósvík Faroe Islands Location marker for Hósvík

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland406 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland494 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland560 km NorthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Streymoy region

Type of weather in Streymoy regionovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 0.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction: North North West
Air pressure: 998 mb
Humidity: 97 %
Daylength at 12 October 2026:10 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :09:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:24 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Streymoy region - FO (longitude: -6.9434, latitude: 62.1528)
Distance weather station to place (direction