Mykines

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.6477,Lat: 62.1043
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	17:24:43pm
At island	Mykines
Name province/region	Vágar
Name Subregion	Sørvágur

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gásadalur	11.1 km	East
2 Bøur	14.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Sørvágur	18.2 km	EastSouthEast
4 Vatnsoyrar	21 km	EastSouthEast
5 Miðvágur	23.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	47 km	EastSouthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	728 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	745 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Mykines lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Fjallavatn (1.1 km² at a distance of 17 km in Eastern direction).The place is located at an island named Mykines. The distance to the mainland is 409.6 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 81%, hill: 9%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 718 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 20 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mykines in country Faroe-islands

Mykines 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	422 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	482 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	532 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sørvágur

Type of weather in Sørvágur	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	16 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:34 Europe/Amsterdam