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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.6781,Lat: 57.7325
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	3:37:32am
At island	Björkö
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Öckerö

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hälsö	1.5 km	West
2 Kalvsund	2.7 km	South
3 Källö-Knippla	2.7 km	NorthWest
4 Öckerö	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Tumlehed	3.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 København	Denmark	231 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo	Norway	249 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	411 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Björkö lies at the Kattegat (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Mjörn (58.7 km² at a distance of 40.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Björkö. The distance to the mainland is 0.8 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 127.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 179 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 43%, low location: 57%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Bohuslän

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 37 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.8 km2

9.6%

Nature

8.2 km2

27.7%

Agriculture

1.5 km2

4.9%

Urban area

10.3 km2

34.9%

Rock-Sand

5.8 km2

19.7%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Björkö in country Sweden

Björkö at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	82 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	110 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	197 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Nordre lvs estuarium	SE	2.6 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Öckerö

Type of weather in Öckerö	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	16 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	04:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam