Saltnes

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7417,Lat: 62.1045
Elevation	24 meter above sea level
Local time	1:56:24am
At island	Eysturoy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Eysturoy
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)	Nes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Runavík	1.1 km	East
2 Strendur	1.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Saltangará	2.2 km	NorthEast
4 Toftir	2.2 km	South
5 Kolbeinagjógv	2.4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	8.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	717 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	788 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Saltnes lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 25.1 km in NorthNorthWestern 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): 9%, low location: 82%, hill: 9%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 672 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 28 km in Western direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saltnes in country Faroe-islands

Saltnes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	396 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	491 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	571 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Runavík

Type of weather in Runavík	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 18 October 2026:	9 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	09:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:05 Europe/Amsterdam