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west Syðrugøta faroe-islands north Fámjin faroe-islands Hósvík faroe-islands nearest Porkeri faroe-islands Húsar faroe-islands south Porkeri faroe-islands east Tórshavn faroe-islands
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Hov

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in country South
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -6.7533,Lat: 61.508 marker
Elevation16 meter above sea level
Local time13:38:55pm
At islandSuðuroy
Name province/region (Sysler)Suðuroy
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)Hov
Other place with same name 1 Hov Oppland - Søndre Land
Other place with same name 2 Hov Nordjylland - Thisted
Other place with same name 3 Hov Midtjylland - Odder

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Porkeri2.8 km South
2 Øravík4.1 km NorthWest
3 Nes4.1 km SouthSouthWest
4 Froðba4.3 km North
5 Vágur4.9 km SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands58 km NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow   Scotland652 km South
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland773 km South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hov lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km2 at a distance of 37.2 km in Northern direction).The place is located at an island named Suðuroy. The distance to the mainland is 321.3 km.


Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 64%, hill: 28%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 642 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 68 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Hov in country Faroe-islands


Hov at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Hov Faroe Islands Location marker for Hov

© 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 Ireland341 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland426 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland609 km NorthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Suðuroy region

Type of weather in Suðuroy regionovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 2.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: North North West
Air pressure: 1014 mb
Humidity: 88 %
Daylength at 15 August 2026:15 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :22:29 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Suðuroy region - FO (longitude: -6.7533, latitude: 61.508)
Distance weather station to place (direction