Nes

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7639,Lat: 61.4713
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	17:21:26pm
At island	Suðuroy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Suðuroy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Vágur
Other place with same name 1	Nes Eysturoy - Nes
Other place with same name 2	Nes Friesland - Ameland
Other place with same name 3	Nes Friesland - Dongeradeel
Other place with same name 4	Nes Friesland - Heerenveen
Other place with same name 5	Nes Noord-Holland - Schagen
Other place with same name 6	Nes Noord-Holland - Schagen -

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Akrar	1.7 km	South
2 Porkeri	1.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Vágur	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
4 Lopra	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Víkarbyrgi	3.7 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	62 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	648 km	South
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	769 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Nes lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 41.2 km in Northern direction).The place is located at an island named Suðuroy. The distance to the mainland is 321.3 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 80%, hill: 15%, 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 Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 638 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 71 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nes in country Faroe-islands

Nes 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	338 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	422 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	611 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vágur

Type of weather in Vágur	light rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.84 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	5 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	10:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:14 Europe/Amsterdam