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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 13.5935,Lat: 57.4467
Elevation	193 meter above sea level
Local time	2:48:23am
Name province/region (Län)	Jönköpings län
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun)	Gislaved
Other place with same name 1	Hestra Östergötlands län - Ydre

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nissafors	4.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Grimsås	4.8 km	NorthWest
3 Åsenhöga	13 km	EastSouthEast
4 Ljungsarp	13.3 km	North
5 Gnosjö	13.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 København	Denmark	202 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Oslo	Norway	321 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Stockholm	Sweden	332 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 87 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota coastal: Viskan, Nissan, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Vidöstern (45.4 km² at a distance of 41.8 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 198.7 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 278 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 46%, hill: 54%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Småland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Jönköping Airport (at a distance of 45 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

62.6 km2

79.7%

Nature

1.6 km2

2.1%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

4.9 km2

6.2%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.3%

Water - Lakes

5.2 km2

6.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hestra in country Sweden

Hestra at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	83 km	WestSouthWest
2 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	168 km	SouthSouthWest
3 The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand	Denmark	187 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
sps	SE	1.2 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gnosjö

Type of weather in Gnosjö	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	6 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	08:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:20 Europe/Amsterdam