Avevig
in Eysturoyar sýsla, Faroe Islands

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
62.069 and -6.686 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 62° 4' 9" and W -6° 41' 9"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krone - DKK
Spoken languages:
Faroese, Danish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:20 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:57 am and 3:27 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.583 and 169.417 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tautuku
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Discover Avevig

Avevig in Eysturoyar sýsla is a city in Faroe Islands a little north-east of Torshavn, the country's capital city.

Local time in Avevig is now 12:20 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 1 airports in the vicinity of Avevig. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Torshavn, Eystur, Klaksvik, Fuglafjordur and Kunoy. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 40 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Evening Temperature 4°C / 40 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1000 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 68% of sky
General Conditions Rain and snow

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

3°C (38 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Light snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

4°C (39 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Overcast clouds, strong breeze.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

3°C (38 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Rain and snow, severe gale, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Hafnia

Address
4,9 mi
Áarvegur 4-10
110 Tórshavn
Faroe Islands

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Streym

Address
4,8 mi
Yviri vith Strond 19
FO-110 Torshavn
Faroe Islands

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Faroe Islands - Tórshavn & Kirkjubøur (Feröer)

Published: June 03, 2014
Length: 26:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Aanvoerder

A walk in Tórshavn, the capital of Faroe Islands and Kirkjubøur in June 2013.


Helicopter from Vagar Airport, to radarstation, the capital Tórshavn then Nólsoy

Published: January 04, 2011
Length: 55:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bjarni Thomsen

Helicopter from Vagar Airport, to radarstation, the capital Tórshavn then ending the flight in the little island Nólsoy. The helicopter is a AgustaWestland EH101.


MS Marco Polo in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Published: August 08, 2010
Length: 18:28 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: ScotHol

arrival and some short scenes in Tórshavn on 27 July 2010. Note the behaviour of the 2 people on the jet skis- came between the ship and the pilot boat/tug during a 'right turn' into the harbour.


TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2015 in Torshavn/Faroe Islands

Published: March 23, 2015
Length: 42:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Schiffs Kanal

The experience of darkness - it went dark during totality of the March 20th eclipse only on the Faroe Islands and Svalbard. I witnessed this eclipse in Torshavn, where the eclipsed sun and...


Total Solar Eclipse Corona - Faroe Islands 2015

Published: March 22, 2015
Length: 46:50 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jan Hammer Egholm

Total Soalr Eclipse video where we also can se the corona about 3min in to the video. This video is taken in Torshavn - Faroe Islands Tórshavn (Danish: Thorshavn) is the capital and largest...


Sailing out of Torshavn harbour, Faroe Islands

Published: October 22, 2009
Length: 14:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jonathanwallace

Torshavn is the capital of the Faroeand the main port for the islands. We sailed out of the port when on the MV Discovery in June 2009.


Smyril Line Norrona MES drill Torshavn Faroes - Marine Evacuation System

Published: February 21, 2014
Length: 31:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Piotr Kolasinski


Ship Ternan, car ferry, drawing alongside pier, Torshavn, Faroe Islands

Published: May 11, 2011
Length: 45:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jill Browne

This ship pulls in so quietly and gracefully it looks easy.


Fjords, Faroes, Fire and Ice Part 4 - The Faroe Islands

Published: October 23, 2009
Length: 25:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jonathanwallace

This is the 4th video from our tour of the Viking world on the MV Discovery in June/July 2009. A visit to the Faroe Islands, its fjords, coves, villages, a church and Torshavn harbour.


Nordic Spaces at the Faroe Islands

Published: November 15, 2010
Length: 42:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: NordicSpaces

The Faroe Islands are a part of the Nordic region. This film provides some reflections on Nordic research collaboration from some of the members of the Steering Committee of the research programme...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Runavík Stadium

Runavík Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Runavík, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NSÍ Runavík. The stadium holds 2,000 people.

Located at 62.1058, -6.72333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in the Faroe Islands

Æðuvík

Æðuvík (from Æða meaning "duck" and vík meaning "bay"). This community, founded in 1897, is located on the southernmost tip of Eysturoy island of the Faroe Islands. Its postal code is FO 645. Its population is about 100, and it is located at N 62° 4' 11 W 6° 41' 24. The village is located in the Runavík municipality along with Glyvur, Runavík, Saltangará, Rituvík, Skipanes, Søldarfjørður, Elduvík, Funningsfjørður, Glyvrar, Oyndarfjørður, Skáli, Skálafjørður, Lambi, and Lambareiði.

Located at 62.0697, -6.69 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Faroe Islands

Rituvík

Rituvík is a small village on the southeast side of the Faroese island of Eysturoy located in the municipality of Runavíkar. Founded in 1873, its current church was built in 1855. The name Rituvík means Kittiwake Cove. The 2002 population was 256. Its postal code is FO 640 and it had a Post Office for the three years 1964-1967.

Located at 62.1092, -6.68222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Faroe Islands

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Avevig.

capture of the webcam Runavík

Runavík, Runavík (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Avevig, Æðuvík