Leirvík

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7157,Lat: 62.2151
Elevation	41 meter above sea level
Local time	23:42:24pm
Population	1000 (9th largest city in country)
At island	Eysturoy
Name province/region	Eysturoy
Name Subregion	Eystur

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Norðragøta	2 km	SouthWest
2 Gøtugjógv	2.7 km	SouthWest
3 Syðrugøta	3.6 km	SouthWest
4 Syðradalur	4.5 km	NorthEast
5 Undir Gøtueiði	5.1 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	21 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	728 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	784 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Leirvík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 18.5 km in NorthWestern 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: 81%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised).
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 673 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 34 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leirvík in country Faroe-islands

Leirvík 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	406 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	503 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	566 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Leirvík
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	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Leirvík
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	Bings maps
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Eystur

Type of weather in Eystur	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 24 April 2024:	15 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:14 Europe/Amsterdam