Forøya
in Bø of Nordland Fylke, Norway

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
68.677 and 14.469 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 68° 40' 37" and E 14° 28' 8"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krone - NOK
Spoken languages:
Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:09 AM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Europe/Oslo
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
2:23 am and 11:33 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Norway in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-05-14 08:25:02

Discover Forøya

Forøya in Bø (Nordland Fylke) is a city in Norway about 615 mi (or 990 km) north of Oslo, the country's capital city.

Local time in Forøya is now 03:09 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Forøya, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Norway is Stokmarknes Skagen Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Straume, Svolvaer, Stokmarknes, Myre and Sortland. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Chance of rainfall 6%
Air Humidity 79%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Thursday, 16th of May 2024

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

Friday, 17th of May 2024

11°C (51 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Saturday, 18th of May 2024

9°C (47 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Flora og fauna.wmv

Published: February 28, 2010
Length: 36:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ansofsimon

Flora and fauna in Bø iVesterålen, Northern Norway.


Tært av tidens tann Bø i Vesterålen.wmv

Published: March 08, 2010
Length: 05:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ansofsimon

Time passes, buildings are put up, people live there throughout the life, leaving the world and his home, which is standing there left to grow old until they too are gone.... From Bø i Vesterål...


Norwegian Sea porpoise or shark?

Published: December 18, 2008
Length: 09:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: schmorleitz

We were on a small fishing boat on the Norwegian Sea near the small town of Bø in the Vesterålen Islands. A nise or porpoise swam very close to our boat. It looked like a shark! Right after...


Norwegain Lefse in Bø

Published: December 18, 2008
Length: 40:55 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: schmorleitz

Gro Anette spreading butter and sugar on lefse in the kitchen of the house in Bø. This lefse is the northern norwegian thick kind that we baked in the little oven. "D" watches and Knut passes...


Tannlege - Bø kommune

Published: April 11, 2013
Length: 02:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Frantz AS

Ledig fast stilling som tannlege i Den offentlige tannhelsetjenesten i Bø kommune.


Gimstadveien 23 april 2009

Published: April 23, 2009
Length: 55:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Inge M Johansen

Veien ned fra snuplassen øverst ned til RV 820.


Fra Gimstadkrysset til Kiosken på Vinje, 23 april 2009

Published: April 23, 2009
Length: 54:44 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Inge M Johansen


Nykvag

Published: March 25, 2008
Length: 19:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: P Brzn

near bird colony.


Nykvåg-Bø-Vesterålen

Published: August 03, 2012
Length: 47:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jan Helge Lien

I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)


Hjem fra butikken.

Published: April 22, 2009
Length: 24:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Inge M Johansen

På tur fra ICA og hjem. Tatt i laveste oppløsning.


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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.

Bø LORAN-C transmitter

Bø LORAN-C transmitter is a LORAN-C transmitter at Bø, Norway. Bø LORAN-C transmitter is the X-ray secondary station of the Ejde chain (GRI 9007) and the master station of the Bø chain (GRI 7007). The transmission power of Bø LORAN-C transmitter is 400 kW. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:68|38|6|N|14|27|47|E| |primary |name= }}

Located at 68.635, 14.4631 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Transmitter sites in Norway, Bø, Nordland, LORAN-C transmitters in Norway

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Forøya