Hestur

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.8814,Lat: 61.956
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	11:10:33am
At island	Hestur
Name province/region	Streymoy
Name Subregion	Tórshavn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Velbastaður	3.4 km	NorthEast
2 Kirkjubøur	4.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Skopun	5.8 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Koltur	5.9 km	NorthWest
5 Syðradalur	7.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	11 km	NorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	702 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	788 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hestur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 11.5 km in Southern direction).The place is located at an island named Hestur. The distance to the mainland is 381.7 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 70%, hill: 20%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 676 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 24 km in NorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hestur in country Faroe-islands

Hestur 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	385 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	473 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	574 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Argir

Type of weather in Argir	light rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.44 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	15 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:05 Europe/Amsterdam