Vágur

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.8115,Lat: 61.4739
Elevation	114 meter above sea level
Local time	8:37:07am
Population	1000 (4th largest city in country)
At island	Suðuroy
Name province/region	Suðuroy
Name Subregion	Vágur

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nes	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Akrar	3.5 km	SouthEast
3 Porkeri	4 km	East
4 Lopra	4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Hov	4.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	62 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	649 km	South
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	769 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Vágur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 40.9 km in NorthNorthEastern 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): 3%, low location: 77%, hill: 20%, 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 639 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 70 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vágur in country Faroe-islands

Vágur 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	340 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	421 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	609 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Vágur
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vágur

Type of weather in Vágur	clear sky
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.9 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1030 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 23 April 2024:	15 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:11 Europe/Amsterdam