Vela
in Suldal of Rogaland Fylke, Norway
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Haugesund Airport (37 mi) - Stord Airport (40 mi)
- Stavanger Airport, Sola (45 mi)
- Bergen Airport, Flesland (68 mi)
- Lista Airport (94 mi)
- Kristiansand Airport (108 mi)
- Sogndal Airport (122 mi)
- Bringeland Airport (135 mi)
- Bryggen (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 59.450 and 6.250 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 59° 27' 0" and E 6° 15' 0"
- 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: 12:44 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:09 am and 9:52 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-05-10 08:04:54
Explore Vela
Vela in Suldal (Rogaland Fylke) is located in Norway about 160 mi (or 258 km) west of Oslo, the country's capital.
Local time in Vela is now 12:44 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Vela, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Haugesund Airport in a distance of 37 mi (or 60 km), West. 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 73 mi (or 117 km), North-West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sand, Hjelmelandsvagen, Sauda, Etne and Judaberg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
12 05 2014 TVN Out side Beach Volley court/Sand-Suldal Kommune i Rogaland Norway
Extra edition City hall of Gorlice 13.05.2013
13.03.2013 Kids Sand Volley TOPPVOLLEY NORGE
![preview picture of video 'Norwegian Fjord Timelapse [1080p]'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UVwomosCKeE/mqdefault.jpg "'Norwegian Fjord Timelapse [1080p]'")
Norwegian Fjord Timelapse [1080p]
Timelapse captured in Sand, Norway. The view from my room in Maleniusåsen.
Yoneyama spike serve
11May.2013 Gutter Beach volley Trening.i Gorlice Polen
19 11 2013 TVN boys beach volley training High speed camera
Lise Johanne Tonja Finn Arjan Erlend Didrik Bonolo Ball handling record 8513
18 11 2013 Sverre Go Pro High speed camera Henrik Back setting
18 01 2014 Cup finalen 2014 Tromso Forde Menn
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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.
Suldalslågen
The Suldalslågen (or Lågen) river is located in Rogaland County in southwest Norway. Suldalslågen has a natural watershed of 1463 km² of which 75% is above timberline in high mountain areas, making it western Norway's largest river. The Suldalslågen and upstream watercourse is heavily dammed and regulated (including transfer of water across catchmetn borders) for hydroelectric power generation, and represents ~6% of Norway's total hydroelectric power generation.
Sand, Rogaland
Sand is a village and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality was created by a split from Jelsa in 1859. At that time Sand had 1,600 inhabitants. On 1 January 1965 Sand was incorporated into the neighboring municipality Suldal. Prior to the merger Sand had 1,135 inhabitants. The village Sand has a population of 1,157. It is the administrative centre of Suldal municipality.
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