Nord-Koster
in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Sandefjord Airport, Torp (33 mi) - Moss Airport, Rygge (34 mi)
- Skien Airport (55 mi)
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Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (63 mi) - Gothenburg City Airport (84 mi)
- Oslo Gardermoen Airport (89 mi)
- Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (97 mi)
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Sindal Airport (100 mi) - Læsø Airport (112 mi)
- Aalborg Airport (132 mi)
- Rock Carvings in Tanum (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Grebbestad hamn (marina, (17 mi)
- Havstenssund Fiskehamnen (marina, (12 mi)
- Strömstad hamn (marina, (6 mi)
- Edholmen Marina (marina, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 58.900 and 11.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 58° 54' 0" and E 11° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krona - SEK
- Spoken languages:
- Swedish, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:54 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:49 am and 9:34 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sweden.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sweden. Last Update: 2024-05-12 08:29:37
Explore Nord-Koster
Nord-Koster in Västra Götaland County is located in Sweden about 252 mi (or 406 km) west of Stockholm, the country's capital.
Local time in Nord-Koster is now 10:54 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Stockholm with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Nord-Koster, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Sandefjord Airport, Torp in Norway in a distance of 33 mi (or 53 km). The closest airport in Sweden is Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport in a distance of 63 mi (or 53 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Rock Carvings in Tanum in a distance of 18 mi (or 30 km), South-East. We found 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Skjaerhalden, Stroemstad, Fredrikstad, Tanumshede and Sarpsborg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 60% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 54% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Monday, 13th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 14th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 15th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Koster
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Ett døgn i Juli 2012 på Skjærhalden
Ett Hvalerdøgn på ett minutt.
Vålerenga Kjerke og For Fredrikstad på Vertshuset Skjærhalden 31/7-2014 med Jon Dahl-Johansen
via YouTube Opptak.
Holiday in sweden
Solkoster apartments at Kosterhavets marin nationalpark.
Kuling i båthavna
Det blåste frisk i båthavna på Skjærhalden i dag.
Evert Taube saluta L´ Italia
Anders Berger och Håkan Eskilsson framför Ligurien inspirerade Evert Taube sånger. Inspelat på Café Oline, Hvaleröarna, Norge sommaren 2007. Anders Berger avled 20091110.
Hvalerfergen II i isen - lander paa Nedgaarden 20100207.AVI
Hvalerfergen i isen - lander på Nedgården 7 februar 2010.
Våre Barn
En liten snutt med barna våre, Amanda, Mathias, Dennis, Celine og Emma... Musikk: Tilit fra Tusen små rom av Thore Pettersen.
Storesand teltplass, Kirkøya, Hvaler, 1. mai 2012. Verdens beste sted, uten tvil. www.float.no.
Denne filmen tok jeg opp 1. mai på fjellet rett ovenfor Storesand og Døvika. Pent vær, ganske vindstille og en herlig dag for alle der ute i havgapet. Kai Henning Melberg, www.float.no.
Big adventure. Sailing with a modified fortune 612 modelboat through the rocks to the open sea.
We survived the beaching on the rocks and started again sailing to the sea through a dangerous channel between the rocks of South Hälsö in the western swedish archipelago. The ac60 race...
Salto-bommetje vanaf de steigerpaal
Nadat de meiden al diverse malen van de steiger gesprogen en gedoken waren, ben ik ook te water gegaan...
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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.
Koster Islands
The Koster Islands situated 10 km west of Strömstad, Sweden, comprises an archipelago surrounding the two largest islands, South Koster and North Koster. South Koster has an area of 8 km² and North Koster an area of 4 km². The landscape, dominated by smooth bedrock, bears witness to volcanic activity and subsequent wear due to the Ice Age. The rocky coastline is broken by many sandy beaches the largest being Kilesand on South Koster's east side overlooking the 200 meter deep Koster Fjord.
Stora Drammen
Stora Drammen is the westernmost point of Sweden. It is an islet northwest of Kosteröarna, off Strömstad in Bohuslän. Its location is {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:58|56|N|10|58|E||| | |name= }}.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Nord-Koster.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Koster
