Vatnsoyrar
in Vága Municipality of Vága Sýsla, Faroe Islands
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Vagar Airport (1 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 62.067 and -7.233 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 62° 4' 0" and W -7° 13' 59"
- 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: 05:43 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 9:29 am and 3:08 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 Vatnsoyrar
Vatnsoyrar in Vága Municipality (Vága Sýsla) with it's 41 habitants is located in Faroe Islands about 15 mi (or 25 km) west of Torshavn, the country's capital town.
Current time in Vatnsoyrar is now 05:43 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 1 airports close to Vatnsoyrar. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), West. 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: 4°C / 40 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 89% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | High wind, near gale with 27 km/h (17 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
7°C (44 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, gale, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
6°C (43 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, storm, overcast clouds.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
5°C (41 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, few clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Takeoff Vagar Airport Faroe Islands
Takeoff from Vagar Airport Faroe Islands (runway before new extension) over lake and mountains. I believe the plane is a British Aerospace 146-200 but correct me if I'm wrong!
Atlantic Airways
Atlantic Airways take off from Vagar Airport.
Sandavágur 180510 (002)
Sandavágs Kirkja 18 05 10 (002) Kaj Klein Guitar. Henrik Jespersen Klarinet Camera, Elin Jos. Smith Live in Sandavágs Kirkju.
Just Flight - BAE 146 - Landing - Vagar Airport
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...
3/3 Sailing below the Island Vagar, Faroe Islands, through a tunnel. ## A MUST SEE ##
We are sailing through tunnels in the cliffs on the island VAGAR with "Haraldur" a Interceptor 38. in beautiful faroese weather.
En hyldest til Færøerne og de mennesker der bor der
Færøerne.
Landing at Vagar Airport in the Faroe Island
Landing at Vagar Airport, after 3 hours photoshoot over the Faroe Islands, here are some of the photos: http://www.faroephoto.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-33.
Flying the Bixler RC plane in the Faroe Islands at dawn
A really nice flying time :D and still the bixler is a really good beginner :D.
FS2004 - Faroe departure during solar eclipse
Dash 8-300 departing Vagar airport in the Faroe islands during the March 20th 2015 total solar eclipse. The sun and the moon are more or less where they should be, ie at the same place in the...
Flying the Bixler RC plane in the Faroe Islands
One of my first flying whit RC planes, and the bixler is really easy to fly :D.
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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.
Sørvágsvatn
Leitisvatn is the biggest lake of the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the island of Vágar between the municipalities of Sørvágs Kommuna and Miðvágs kommuna. The name Sørvágsvatn means 'The lake of Sørvágur'. In size it is 3.4 km, more than three times the size of the second biggest lake Fjallavatn, which also lies on the island of Vágar.
Bøsdalafossur
Bøsdalafossur is a waterfall in the Faroe Islands that flows from the lake Sørvágsvatn and into the Atlantic ocean. It has a height of 30 meters.
Miðvágur
Miðvágur (Danish: Midvåg, English: Midway) is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January, 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna. Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island.
Vatnsoyrar
Vatnsoyrar is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the Faroese island of Vagar. Population: 56 Postal code (Zip): FO 385 Location: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|4|27|N|7|14|53|W| | |name= }} Municipality: Miðvágs Vatnsoyrar, being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes. It is the only village in the archipelago that is not on the coast, but instead it is next to Sørvagsvatn, the largest lake on the Faroe Islands.
Vága (municipality)
Vága kommuna is a municipality in the Faroese Islands. It covers the eastern part of the island of Vágar (while Sørvágs kommuna covers the western part of the island). It has been created on 1 January 2009 by fusing the two municipalities of Miðvágur and Sandavágur (including the town of Sandavágur).
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vatnsoyrar.
Vatnsoyrar: Vagar Airport − Threshold, Vatnsoyrar (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Vandsøre, Vatnsoyri, Vatnsoyrar
