Hov
in Hov of Suðuroyar sýsla, Faroe Islands
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Vagar Airport (42 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 61.506 and -6.760 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 61° 30' 22" and W -6° 45' 37"
- 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: 12:11 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:30 am and 9:18 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.583 and 169.417 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tautuku - References
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Discover Hov
Hov in Hov (Suðuroyar sýsla) with it's 149 citizens is a place in Faroe Islands about 35 mi (or 56 km) south of Torshavn, the country's capital city.
Current time in Hov is now 12:11 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 1 airports near Hov. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 42 mi (or 68 km), North-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: Tvoroyri, Sandur, Torshavn, Midvagur and Eystur. 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 / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 72% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 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 |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
4°C (38 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
4°C (40 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Juletræet tændes på Færøerne
Dette er en video jeg har lavet under mit praktikophold på Færøerne, nærmere bestemt er det fra byen Tvøroyri på øen Suðuroy. Og her er der lige et link til min blog: http://helleogsuduroy....
Valcafé á Seglloftinum - Miðnámsskúlanæmingur spyr um lestrarstuðulin
Valfundur á Seglloftinum á Tvøroyri, sum Valkyrjurnar skipaðu fyri saman við Seglloftinum 21. oktober 2011. Í hesum brotinum síggja og hoyra vit ein næming frá Miðnámsskúlanum spyrja...
Smyril Line - Faroe Islands 2013
Travelling from Hirtshals in Denmark to Iceland by Ferry. Passing the Faroe Islands on wednesday 19.06.2013.
Sunraise over Froðba, Faroe Island
A friday morning in Froðba, Faroe Island.
Fimleikaframsýning 2012 - 13. partur
Leygardagin 21. apríl 2012 var árliga fimleikaframsýningin hjá Tvøroyrar Fimleikafelag. Suðuroyarportalurin var framvið við upptøkutólinum. 13. partur: Gentur í 6., 7. og flokki.
Suðuroyingur verður flotaður 3. apríl 2012
Nýggi Suðuroyingur, hjá Suðuroyar Kappróðrarfelag, verður flotaður 3. apríl 2012.
Fimleikaframsýning 2012 - 4. partur
Leygardagin 21. apríl 2012 var árliga fimleikaframsýningin hjá Tvøroyrar Fimleikafelag. Suðuroyarportalurin var framvið við upptøkutólinum. 4. partur: Gentur í 6., 7. og 8. flokki.
Suðureftir í summar
Suðureftir í summar. Sjónvarpslýsing fyri www.visitsuduroy.fo.
View over the Ryskivatn and Miðvatn lakes
A view from the mountain ridge surrounding the Miðvatn and Ryskivatn lakes and reservoir in Suðuroy - the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The water from these lakes serve the hydro power...
Why Don't We Spend The Night
Section from Vágur play Why Don't We Spend The Night.
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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.
Hov, Faroe Islands
Population:\t133 Postal code (Zip):\tFO 960 Location:\t\t{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:61|30|30|N|6|45|29|W| | |name= }} Municipality:\tHovs Hov is a village located on Suduroy's east coast, in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980s. North of Hov along the old road to Øravík are interesting basalt columns that march along the hills.
Porkeri Mountains
The Porkeri Mountains are a mountain range near the village of Porkeri in the Faroe Islands near the Porkeri Mountains,just north of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast.
Trongisvágsfjørður
Trongisvágsfjørður is a fjord on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. There are four villages around the fjord. Furthest east on the northern side of the fjord is Froðba, in the bottom of the fjord is Trongisvágur. In between Trongisvágur and Froðba is Tvøroyri, the largest of these villages. South of Trongisvágur in a bay is Øravík, a part of Øravík is called Øravíkarlíð, it is located close to Trongisvágur and not visible from Øravík. These villages are in the Municipality of Tvøroyri.
Nes, Vágur
Nes is a village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy located in the municipality of Vágur (Vágs kommuna). It is located west of Porkeri and east of Vágur. Its postal code is FO 925. It should not be confused with another village by the same name on Eysturoy. There is another village in Suðuroy with the same name, it is located on the southern side of the bay of Hvalba. Nes means cape in the Faroese language.
Porkeri Church
Porkeri Church is a church in the settlement of Porkeri in the Faroe Islands. Porkeri is situated in the island Suðuroy, which is the southernmost of the islands. It is a wooden church and it has a roof of turf. The church is from 1847 and contains things donated by seamen who survived lethal storms on the sea, maintaining the tradition of almissu (seamen in danger promised - according to Nordic tradition - to donate churches, the material or such to God if they got back home alive).
