Gásadalur
in Vága Sýsla, Faroe Islands

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
62.112 and -7.432 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 62° 6' 44" and W -7° 25' 56"
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: 11:30 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
9:01 am and 3:30 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.583 and 169.417 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tautuku
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org

Delve into Gásadalur

Gásadalur in Vága Sýsla with it's 17 habitants is located in Faroe Islands about 23 mi (or 36 km) west of Torshavn, the country's capital town.

Current time in Gásadalur is now 11:30 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 1 airports close to Gásadalur. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Midvagur, Eidi, Fuglafjordur, Torshavn and Sandur. 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.

Videos from this area

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

Just Flight - BAE 146 - Landing - Vagar Airport

Published: September 21, 2012
Length: 38:31 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: FS FØROYAR

My landing with the Just Flight BAE 146 at Vagar Airport (my home airport) This is an old video made several weeks before I made this channel of mine. Scenery is freeware Faroese Islands Mesh...


The Gásdal boys in Gásadalur

Published: February 10, 2011
Length: 58:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fastoldvw

A little trip to Gásasdalur with the sons, it was only opened a few years ago to car traffic via a tunnel. In my younger days i was landed here in a helicoper to do elecric works to the church/sc...


Faroe Islands, Vagar, Waterfall in Gasadalur

Published: July 29, 2012
Length: 30:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: bogmar11

Vagar, Waterfall in Gasadalur 18.06.2012r.


SV8CS on 4 meter SSB

Published: July 01, 2011
Length: 27:22 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jan Hammer Egholm

Blog video.


Airsoft Battle part1

Published: April 04, 2010
Length: 32:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fridalvur

Some grown men playing War... Enjoy. And please rate.


Biltúrurin/The car trip

Published: September 05, 2010
Length: 58:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: vidulvsa

Prát í bilinum Conversation in Faroese.


Diamond DA42 Twinstar approach and landing in Vagar

Published: July 10, 2008
Length: 41:26 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Hans Moser

Approach and landing in a Diamond DA42 Twinstar in Vagar Faroe Island in gusty weather.


Atlantic Airways Airbus A319 landing in Vágar airport

Published: April 10, 2012
Length: 31:16 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: 75oyra

The new Atlantic Airways, Airbus A319, landing in Vagar airport, a bad landing, but its the first time that an Airbus has landet in the faroe island. now the Atlantic airways fly to spain,...


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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.

Sørvágsfjørður

Sørvágsfjørður is a fjord on the west-side of the island Vágoy in the Faroe Islands which is approximately 3.5 km long. At the end of the fjord lies the village of Sørvágur. On the northside of the fjord lies the small village Bøur. On the southside of the fjord lies the picturesque Tindhólmur flanked by Drangarnir and Gáshólmur. Roughly in the middle of the fjord lies Skerhólmur. During World War II many British soldiers lived in Sørvágur.

Located at 62.0889, -7.40222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fjords of the Faroe Islands, Vágar, Sørvágur

Árnafjall

Árnafjall is the highest mountain on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The highest point is 722 meters above sea level. The name Árnafjall translates to the eagles mountain. The mountain lies on the west side of Vágar close to the village of Gásadalur. There is also a mountain Árnafjall on the island Mykines where the highest point is 350 meters above sea level.

Located at 62.1, -7.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Vágar, Mountains of the Faroe Islands

Tindhólmur

Tindhólmur is an islet on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður, west of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. It has its name from the five peaks, which are named Ytsti, Arni, Lítli, Breiði, Bogdi (Farthest, Eagle, Small, Broad, Bent). The islet is uninhabited.

Located at 62.0775, -7.4325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islets of the Faroe Islands, Vágar, Uninhabited islands of the Faroe Islands

Drangarnir

Drangarnir is the collective name for two sea stacks between the islet Tindhólmur and the island Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The individual names of the sea stacks are Stóri Drangur and Lítli Drangur .

Located at 62.0754, -7.4144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Landforms of the Faroe Islands, Stacks (geology), Vágar

Gáshólmur

Gáshólmur is a small islet on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður in the Faroe Islands. To the east of the islet lies another islet, Tindhólmur. The islet is uninhabited, and the only living creatures are seabirds and sheep rams, which are placed on the islet each year by the locals in Sørvágur. Highest point: 65 m Size: 10 ha

Located at 62.0836, -7.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Islets of the Faroe Islands, Uninhabited islands of the Faroe Islands, Vágar

Eysturtindur

Eysturtindur is the second highest point - 714 m - on the island of Vágoy, Faroe Islands. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|07|N|7|24|W||| |primary |name= }}

Located at 62.1167, -7.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountains of the Faroe Islands

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gaasedal, Gåsedal, Gásadalur