Orkesta
in Vallentuna Kommun of Stockholm, Sweden
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Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (8 mi) - Stockholm-Bromma Airport (18 mi)
- Eskilstuna Airport (52 mi)
- Stockholm Västerås Airport (52 mi)
- Stockholm Skavsta Airport (70 mi)
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Mariehamn Airport (72 mi) - Gävle Sandviken Airport (79 mi)
- Söderhamn Airport (120 mi)
- Royal Domain of Drottningholm (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Skogskyrkogården (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Birka and Hovgården (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- Gröna Lund (amusement park, (19 mi)
- Skansen (zoo, (19 mi)
- Märsta Båtklubb (marina, (12 mi)
- Junibacken (amusement park, (19 mi)
- Skyview (observation point, (21 mi)
- Stockholms stadshus (observation point, (19 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 59.600 and 18.117 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 59° 35' 59" and E 18° 7' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krona - SEK
- Spoken languages:
- Swedish, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:30 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:01 am and 3:05 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sweden.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sweden. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Orkesta
Orkesta in Vallentuna Kommun (Stockholm) is located in Sweden about 19 mi (or 30 km) north of Stockholm, the country's capital.
Local time in Orkesta is now 03:30 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Stockholm with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Orkesta, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sweden is Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sweden is Royal Domain of Drottningholm in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), South-West. We found 6 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Vallentuna, Taby, Djursholm, Akersberga and Upplands Vaesby. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -5°C / 24 °F
| Morning Temperature | -6°C / 21 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -6°C / 21 °F |
| Night Temperature | -6°C / 22 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 81% |
| Air Pressure | 988 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light snow |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
-1°C (30 °F)
-4°C (25 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
0°C (32 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Vallentuna Kulturskolan - Fröshow 1
Vallentuna BK vs Enköpings SK, Highlights, fotboll, VBK, div 3 Ö:a Svealand, 140517
Seriematch i Dvi 3, Ö:a Svealand, mellan Vallentuna BK och Enköpings SK. 17:e maj, 2014.
Vallentuna BK - Enköping, 3-0, div 3 Ö:a Svealand, 140517, fotboll, VBK,
Fotbollsmatch mellan Vallentuna BK och Enköping, resultat 3-0 i division 3 Östra Svealand. Matchen har 66 minuters effektiv speltid vilket är mycket högt för herrfotboll. Det brukar vara...
Vallentuna Kulturskolan - Fröshow 4
Opsis Kalopsis.
Vallentuna Indoor Cup, 2013, VBK- MOIF, gruppspel, 131213, Vallentuna BK, Markim Oresta IK
Gruppspelsmatch. Segrare VBK.
Verklighetsfångst av Vallentuna IP via UAS till CAD/BIM-system
Genom att använda professionella UAS (drönare) fångar vi verkligheten och genererar 3d-modeller/punktmoln som kan användas i alla moderna CAD- och BIM-program. Follow Tikab in social media...
Vallentuna BK - IFK Viksjö, Hela Matchen, 3-0, 140614, fotboll, VBK, division 3 östra svealand
Fotbollsmatch mellan Vallentuna BK vs IFK Viksjö, i Division 3 Östra Svealand. Resultat: 3-0.
Vallentuna BK - Karlbergs BK
Match i Stockholm Cup mellan Vallentuna BK och Karlberg BK.
Vallentuna BK- Märsta IK, 2-0, HighLights, VBK, Fotboll, Division 3 Östra Svealand, herr, 130928 1
Highlights avseende fotbollsmatch mellan Vallentuna BK och Märsta IK, 130928, i Division 3 Östra Svealand. Resultat 2-0.
Opening of the Far och flyg exhibition in Vallentuna
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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.
Orkesta
Orkesta is a parish with 1103 inhabitants (2003), located in Vallentuna Municipality, Stockholm County in Sweden. It is located at 59°36'0.00"N (59.6 N) latitude, 18° 7'0.00"E (18.1167 E) longitude. Its altitude is at 21.95 meters (72 feet).
Snottsta and Vreta stones
The Snottsta and Vreta stones are individual runestones known as U 329, U 330, U 331 and U 332. They are found on the homesteads of Snottsta (also spelled Snåttsta) and Vreta, and they tell in Old Norse with the younger futhark about the family story of Gerlög and Inga in 11th century Uppland, Sweden, together with the Hillersjö stone (U 29) and the runestone U 20/21.
Orkesta Runestones
The Orkesta Runestones are 11th century runestones engraved in Old Norse with the younger futhark that are located at the church of Orkesta north-east of Stockholm in Sweden. Several of the stones are raised by, or in memory of, the Swedish Viking Ulf of Borresta who during the eleventh century returned home three times with danegeld. The leaders of the three expeditions were Skagul Toste (Tosti), Thorkell the Tall (Þorketill) and Canute the Great (Knútr).
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Orkesta.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Orkestaby, Orkesta
