Vedavågen
in Karmøy of Rogaland Fylke, Norway

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
59.295 and 5.219 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 59° 17' 41" and E 5° 13' 7"
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: 11:08 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Europe/Oslo
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:42 am and 9:30 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39

Explore Vedavågen

Vedavågen in Karmøy (Rogaland Fylke) with it's 2,728 inhabitants is a city in Norway about 198 mi (or 318 km) west of Oslo, the country's capital.

Local time in Vedavågen is now 11:08 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Vedavågen, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Haugesund Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Bryggen in a distance of 76 mi (or 123 km), North. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kopervik, Haugesund, Bokn, Aksdal and Sveio. 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 7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 47 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 81%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

12°C (53 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

16°C (62 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

15°C (59 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Park Inn Haugesund Airport Hotel

Address
3,7 mi
HELGANESVEIEN 24
4262 Avaldsnes
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

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Treff Paintball Bygnes Raw Footage 20.05-2012

Published: May 25, 2012
Length: 23:25 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: TreffPainball

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Published: June 29, 2009
Length: 10:20 min
Rating: 4 of 5
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Published: March 26, 2015
Length: 59:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Peder Floen

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Klubbkveld

Published: October 15, 2013
Length: 24:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kolbjorn Berg

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Published: August 31, 2013
Length: 00:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: happysalmonfilm

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Tours-TV.com: Karmoy Viking Festival

Published: November 30, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ToursTV Com

Historic performances, parades, competitions, concerts and fairs are organized during Karmoy Viking Festival. Everyone can feel oneself an ancient warrior in a Viking's camp. Norway. See...


Paintball på Bygnes II

Published: December 29, 2008
Length: 30:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Thomas Sjøen

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Sea of destiny

Published: May 13, 2014
Length: 17:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Frederik Wik

Surfing at karmøy with friends and locals.


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Published: April 17, 2014
Length: 43:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Sten Terje Falnes


Timelapse Sunset Åkrehamn 15.09.2014

Published: September 15, 2014
Length: 48:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Thomas Sjøen

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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.

Sævelandsvik

Sævelandsvik is a small village on the west coast of the island of Karmøy, Norway, It is a small fishing port, with a population of approximately 2500. The harbour of Sævelandsvik is called Mannes.

Located at 59.27, 5.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Rogaland

Vedavågen

Vedavågen is a Norwegian village with 2728 inhabitants, by the 1. of January 2009,">http://www. karmoy. kommune. no/om-kommunen/demografi), living in about 900 households. It is situated between Åkrehamn and Kopervik in the municipality of Karmøy, neighbouring the municipality of Haugesund in Rogaland. A side road of Riksvei 47 leads to the village. The main activities are service, industry and fishery. The local football club is named SK Vedavåg Karmøy.

Located at 59.2833, 5.23333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Rogaland

Åkra

Åkra is a former municipality of the traditional district of Haugaland in Rogaland county, Norway. Åkrehamn is the official name of Åkra. Locally the name is Haugalandet under Åkra. It is part of the settlement Åkrehamn / Vedavågen which has 9,946 inhabitants (1 January 2009), Åkra was created by a split from Skudenes on January 1, 1892. The new municipality had a population of 1,962.

Located at 59.254, 5.20288 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former municipalities of Norway

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Vedavågen, Veavågen