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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 17.3771,Lat: 62.4746
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	13:49:15pm
At island	Alnön
Name province/region (Län)	Västernorrlands län
Wiki-website Kommun (Kommun)	Sundsvall

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sundsbruk	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Timrå	3 km	NorthWest
3 Johannedal	4.1 km	South
4 Bergeforsen	5.8 km	North
5 Vi	5.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stockholm	Sweden	359 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	456 km	SouthWest
3 Helsinki	Finland	481 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hovid lies at the Gulf of Bothnia (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ljungan main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Holmsjön (47.9 km² at a distance of 34.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Alnön. The distance to the mainland is 0.5 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 242.7 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 340 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 23%, low location: 77%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Medelpad

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 315 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sundsvall-Härnösand Airport (at a distance of 6.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.3 km2

31.3%

Nature

5.6 km2

10.1%

Agriculture

8.9 km2

16.1%

Urban area

13.8 km2

25%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

2.5%

Water - Lakes

2.7 km2

4.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hovid in country Sweden

Hovid at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland	Sweden	105 km	SouthSouthWest
2 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	219 km	EastNorthEast
3 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun	Sweden	227 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Indalslvens delta	SE	4.2 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sundsbruk

Type of weather in Sundsbruk	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	40 %
Daylength at 7 August 2026:	16 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	04:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:23 Europe/Amsterdam