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west Fågelmara sweden north Alfta sweden Viksäter sweden nearest Ovanåker sweden Vilhelmina sweden south Söderhamn sweden east Kimstad sweden


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Viksjöfors

General information - Location

CountrySweden
Location in countryCenter
Location in EuropeNorth Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 15.9549,Lat: 61.3379 marker
Elevation151 meter above sea level
Local time3:18:02am
Name province/region (Län)Gävleborgs län
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun)Ovanåker

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Ovanåker4.2 km NorthWest
2 Alfta6.1 km EastNorthEast
3 Edsbyn8.5 km WestNorthWest
4 Roteberg9.2 km NorthWest
5 Runemo9.7 km EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 StockholmSweden259 km SouthSouthEast
2 Oslo   Norway327 km WestSouthWest
3 Helsinki   Finland508 km East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 60 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ljusnan main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Bothnian Sea. The nearest bigger lake is Amungen (66.4 km2 at a distance of 22.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 165.6 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 232 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 69%, hill: 31%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (at a distance of 217 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   42.7 km2 
 54.4% 
 Nature   4.6 km2 
 5.9% 
 Agriculture   19.2 km2 
 24.5% 
 Urban area   1.5 km2 
 1.9% 
 Water - Lakes   10.5 km2 
 13.4% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Viksjöfors in country Sweden


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Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Decorated Farmhouses of HälsinglandSweden43 km NorthNorthEast
2 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in FalunSweden83 km South
3 Engelsberg IronworksSweden152 km South

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
SssmanomrdetSE3.7 km NorthWest

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Wind: 1.22 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction: South West
Air pressure: 1010 mb
Humidity: 86 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:5 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :09:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :14:35 Europe/Amsterdam

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