Sandtorg
in Harstad of Troms Fylke, Norway

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
68.570 and 16.522 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 68° 34' 10" and E 16° 31' 18"
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: 11:57 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Europe/Oslo
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
3:12 am and 10:28 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: 2024-05-06 08:04:52

Delve into Sandtorg

Sandtorg in Harstad (Troms Fylke) is located in Norway about 622 mi (or 1,001 km) north of Oslo, the country's capital town.

Current time in Sandtorg is now 11:57 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Sandtorg, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Laponian Area in Sweden at a distance of 90 mi (or 144 km). If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Evenskjer, Hol, Harstad, Ballangen and Borkenes. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F

Morning Temperature 1°C / 35 °F
Evening Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Night Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 71%
Air Pressure 1019 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 12% of sky
General Conditions Few clouds

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

5°C (41 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Wednesday, 8th of May 2024

5°C (40 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 9th of May 2024

7°C (44 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Tjeldsundbrua Kro and Hotell

Address
4,2 mi
Evenskjer
9440 Evenskjer
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Norway Summer 2011 - Lofoten - Rovaniemi

Published: November 03, 2011
Length: 22:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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Published: April 21, 2012
Length: 11:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Lucius Zhang

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Fridykking med kloskate i Tjeldsund

Published: October 05, 2012
Length: 58:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Roger Larsen

Kloskate filmet under fridykking i Ramsund i Tjeldsund. Filmet med GoPro HD 2 i Subspace-hus, Fisheye FIX FX1500 lys og egenprodusert filter på lykta.


Swimming in a Norwegian Fjord

Published: February 26, 2008
Length: 14:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: rottenpucker

I went 'swimming' in a fjord in Norway.


Tor erling

Published: September 15, 2009
Length: 09:42 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TheBolleboy


Norway camping tjeldsundbrua

Published: February 19, 2012
Length: 22:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: C2CAdventure

Short timelapse video of our campsite at Tjeldsundbrua durin our cycling tour through northern Norway in 2011. See home.ict.nl/~jan-wout/2011.html Created with iTimeLapse on my iphone.


Narvik - Sortland 27 07 2013 Vesterålen

Published: February 05, 2014
Length: 23:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Alexandr Zherenkov

Учебная экскурсия Тверского госуниверситета.


Freediving at Gressholmen in Harstad

Published: July 04, 2014
Length: 51:42 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ruben Berg Jensen

Lets eat some Seaweed :p.


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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.

Tjeldsundet

Tjeldsundet is a strait or sound in Northern Norway. The 50-kilometre long strait is located between the island of Hinnøya and mainland Norway in its northern part and between Hinnøya and the island of Tjeldøya in its southern part. Tjeldsundet has been an important waterway for more than 1,000 years and was well known and used during the Viking Age.

Located at 68.5914, 16.5265 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Nordland, Geography of Troms, Harstad, Lødingen, Skånland, Tjeldsund

HMS Curlew (D42)

HMS Curlew was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was part of the Ceres group of the C class of cruisers. She was laid down by Vickers Limited on 21 August 1916, and launched on 5 July 1917, being commissioned into the navy on 14 December 1917. In common with most of her sisters Curlew was rearmed to become an anti-aircraft cruiser before the war. By 1936 she had been placed in reserve at the Nore, where she was commanded by Augustus Agar until early 1937.

Located at 68.559, 16.558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
C-class cruisers, Barrow-built ships, 1917 ships, World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom, World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Norwegian Sea, Maritime incidents in 1940, Ships sunk by aircraft

Fjelldal Chapel

Fjelldal Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Tjeldsund in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fjelldal. The chapel is part of the Tjeldsund parish in the Ofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden chapel was built in 1960 and it seats about 140 people.

Located at 68.5468, 16.513 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches in Nordland, Tjeldsund


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sandtorv, Sandtorg