Slættanes
in Streymoyar Sýsla, Faroe Islands
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Vagar Airport (6 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 62.154 and -7.245 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 62° 9' 13" and W -7° 14' 42"
- 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: 06:53 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:26 am and 9:27 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
Explore Slættanes
Slættanes in Streymoyar Sýsla is located in Faroe Islands about 18 mi (or 29 km) north-west of Torshavn, the country's capital.
Local time in Slættanes is now 06:53 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 1 airports in the wider vicinity of Slættanes. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Midvagur, Eidi, Fuglafjordur, Torshavn and Eystur. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 39 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 91% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
5°C (42 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
6°C (42 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast 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.
Slættanes
Slættanes is a town on the Island of Vágar in the Faroes, which is now abandoned. Slættanes, like the also abandoned village of Víkar, on the northern coast of the island. It was founded in 1835 by a man named Hendrik Thomasen and belonged to the municipality of Sandavágur in the south. During its best years (1945 to 1950) around 130 people lived in the village, but the average population was around 70. There were 12 houses in Slættanes.
