Sandavágur

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -7.1461,Lat: 62.0558
Elevation	36 meter above sea level
Local time	14:59:40pm
At island	Vágar
Name province/region (Sysler)	Vágar
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Vága

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Miðvágur	2.9 km	West
2 Vatnsoyrar	5.8 km	NorthWest
3 Kvívík	8.3 km	NorthEast
4 Sørvágur	8.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Stykkið	8.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	21 km	EastSouthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	716 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	771 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Sandavágur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Søvagsvatn (3.2 km² at a distance of 4.2 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Vágar. The distance to the mainland is 396.5 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 66%, hill: 32%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 691 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 6.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sandavágur in country Faroe-islands

Sandavágur 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	402 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	481 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	557 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Sandavágur
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	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Sandavágur
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Miðvágur

Type of weather in Miðvágur	few clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	6 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	09:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:31 Europe/Amsterdam