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west Norðskáli faroe-islands north Norðskáli faroe-islands Oyndarfjørður faroe-islands nearest Norðskáli faroe-islands Oyrareingir faroe-islands south Norðragøta faroe-islands east Oyri faroe-islands
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Oyrarbakki

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in countryCenter
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -6.9947,Lat: 62.2039 marker
Elevation21 meter above sea level
Local time2:12:09am
At islandEysturoy
Name province/region (Sysler)Streymoy
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)Sunda

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Norðskáli1.2 km North
2 Oyri1.5 km South
3 Streymnes2.1 km WestSouthWest
4 Hvalvík2.8 km WestSouthWest
5 Svínáir3.4 km NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands23 km SouthSouthEast
2 Glasgow   Scotland730 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland772 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Oyrarbakki lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km2 at a distance of 9 km in Northern direction).The place is located at an island named Eysturoy. The distance to the mainland is 392.9 km.


Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 38%, hill: 58%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 687 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 22 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Oyrarbakki in country Faroe-islands


Oyrarbakki at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Oyrarbakki Faroe Islands Location marker for Oyrarbakki

© 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 Ireland412 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland499 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland554 km NorthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Eysturoy region

Type of weather in Eysturoy regionbroken clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 7.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: South South West
Air pressure: 1029 mb
Humidity: 88 %
Daylength at 18 October 2026:9 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :09:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:05 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Eysturoy region - FO (longitude: -6.9947, latitude: 62.2039)
Distance weather station to place (direction