Straum
in Vestvågøy of Nordland Fylke, Norway

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
68.283 and 13.733 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 68° 16' 59" and E 13° 43' 59"
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: 05:59 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/Oslo
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
1:00 am and 1:00 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: 2024-05-31 08:00:30

Touring Straum

Straum in Vestvågøy (Nordland Fylke) is a town located in Norway about 585 mi (or 942 km) north of Oslo, the country's capital place.

Time in Straum is now 05:59 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Straum, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Norway is Leknes Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 15 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Leknes, Ramberg, Reine, Svolvaer and Straume. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F

Morning Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 64%
Air Pressure 1020 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 28% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Sunday, 2nd of June 2024

10°C (49 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 3rd of June 2024

11°C (52 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 4th of June 2024

10°C (51 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

ww2 halftrack wreck - part 1

Published: November 09, 2009
Length: 38:26 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Granhus

Saving french wwII halftrack in Lofoten, Norway.


NORUEGA ISLAS LOFOTEN

Published: March 02, 2009
Length: 53:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: JULIO DIAZ WINZ

FOTOS NORUEGA ISLAS LOFOTEN.


My Norway

Published: January 28, 2010
Length: 36:50 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Mik Ele

Lofot Summer Holiday 09 - some people think i was somewhere else, but not north of the polar circle;-)


Lots of Ford Mustang

Published: January 12, 2010
Length: 28:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Granhus

Nice collection of Mustangs in northern Norway.


Lofotr - Wikingermuseum auf den Lofoten in Norwegen

Published: December 16, 2009
Length: 16:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: skandifan

Wir zeigen das Wikingermuseum Lofotr auf den Lofoten in Norwegen. Ein Film von Sandra und Bernd. www.sandra-bernd.de.


Lofoty Norsko

Published: July 06, 2009
Length: 00:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MajkaVanickova

Norsko (Norway) - Lofoty (Lofoten)


Loften Easter '09

Published: November 06, 2009
Length: 10:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Christian Magnussen

Short video from out trip to Lofoten Easter 2009 during the Camp lofoten event.


Perdidos por Noruega

Published: September 12, 2007
Length: 07:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: vgandalf

Una lluviosa tarde en las Lofoten, buscando ya no recuerdo qué sitio, acabamos perdidos por unos caminos de Dios... Ante tamaña catástrofe, las féminas del viaje no dudaron en poner todo...


Kartfjorden, arctic delirium

Published: April 03, 2011
Length: 40:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Emanuele Latini

Arctic delirium in Kartfjorden, Lofoten Islands (Norway), Tuesday, 25 March, 2011. Video by Emanuele Latini (all rights reserved).


Lofotuka 2010 Eltoftskola på kaia Tangstad

Published: March 15, 2012
Length: 27:47 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Børge Klevstad

Annet hvert år på våren har Eltoft skole fokus på hav og fiskeri kalt «Lofotuka» det andre året fokus jord og landbruk «landbruksuka»


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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.

Borge Church

Borge Church is a parish church in the municipality of Vestvågøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bøstad. The church is part of the Borge parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The church is a rectangular building constructed with concrete in 1986. It was consecrated on 31 May 1987 and has 350 seats. The architect for the church was Knut Gjernes. Borge church is first mentioned in written sources in a document from 1335.

Located at 68.2448, 13.7708 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches in Nordland, Vestvågøy

Popular in vicinity

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ström, Straum