Hamar
in Tórshavn of Streymoyar Sýsla, Faroe Islands

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
62.120 and -6.905 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 62° 7' 11" and W -6° 54' 17"
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: 11:32 PM (Sunday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:18 am and 9:31 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.583 and 169.417 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tautuku
References
This place on Geonames.org

Delve into Hamar

Hamar in Tórshavn (Streymoyar Sýsla) is a city located in Faroe Islands a little north-west of Torshavn, the country's capital town.

Current time in Hamar is now 11:32 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 1 airports closer to Hamar. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Fuglafjordur, Torshavn, Eystur, Eidi and Sandur. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 77%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 32% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Monday, 29th of April 2024

7°C (45 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

8°C (46 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Takeoff Capodichino Napoli airport over the city. Fantastic view close to the Fantastic city.

Published: May 25, 2013
Length: 10:16 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Simulation and Aviation

This is a departure over the city of Napoli. A fantastic city and the view is formidable. Really hope you enjoy the videoes in and out of Napoli. You are more than welcome to share, use, subscribe...


Sólarmyrking, Tórshavn, 2015-03-20

Published: April 06, 2015
Length: 20:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Thierry Pauwels

Impression of the total solar eclipse on March 20, 2015, as seen by the Belgian group of Urania, located just North of Tórshavn. We were lucky with the weather. The previous three days gave...


Faroe Islands multi colored houses of Torshavn

Published: September 10, 2009
Length: 02:51 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: kovboyfilm

Produced by KOVBOYFILM http://www.kovboyfilm.com +44 (020) 3286 9937.


Lego Jungle War

Published: October 24, 2010
Length: 41:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: faroebond

car/jungle/stop motion/war TEST Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/faroebond.


2009-04-13 - Davia ved fårehus

Published: October 17, 2010
Length: 05:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Dan Joensen

Vi er på påskeferie på Færøerne 2009 og er i Fuglefjord for at hjælpe Abbi med at give fårene mad i fårehuset. Davia falder men kommer ikke til skade....


DJI Phantom WARNING !!! CAUTION part 2

Published: August 26, 2013
Length: 18:04 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Simulation and Aviation

DJI Phantom snags, malfunctions. tricks, CAA UPDATE Part 2 I had to make this Video after a trip to the emergency room and a Phantom who went crazy on me. Be caredull aout there my Phantom...


Faroe Islands: Inner Hebrides to Faroe Islands 1 of 2

Published: August 28, 2009
Length: 50:18 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: bkhp81

Join the Faroe Islands group on Facebook here and find out where you can see the full video: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=96482610440 Coast heads high into the wild...


Silversmelt

Published: March 08, 2008
Length: 18:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: PrinssiFO

This fish is silversmelt. Recorded on a factory.


Fifa 12 Trailer GamePlay

Published: August 07, 2011
Length: 34:03 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: KennyBest999

10000 thumbs up.


Leirvíkssangur

Published: October 26, 2008
Length: 08:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: olijakup1958

Ein heiðurskvøða til bygdina Leirvík. A tribute to my hometown Leirvík (Faroe Islands) Orð: Jórun Joensen Lag: Ingun og Óli Jákup Joensen.


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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.

Hósvík

Hósvík is a village in the Faroe Islands. It has 281 inhabitants and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast. Population: \t281 Postal code (Zip): \tFO 420 Location: \t\t{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|9|17|N|6|56|25|W| | |name= }} Municipality:\tSunda Kommuna The ferry to Selatrað on Eysturoy island used to go from Hósvík, but was superseded by a bridge between the islands. Hósvík was at one point called Thórsvík or Thors Bay, but was renamed to Hósvík.

Located at 62.1547, -6.94028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Faroe Islands

Signabøur

Signabøur is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island Streymoy in the Torshavnar municipality. The 2005 population was 157. Its postal code is FO 416. There was a whaling station here from 1903 to 1920.22

Located at 62.0856, -6.92861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Faroe Islands, Whaling stations

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Hósvík › West, Hósvík (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hamre, Hamrar, Hamar