við Velbastaðháls
við Velbastaðháls is a meteorological station in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. við Velbastaðháls is situated nearby to the village Velbastaður, as well as near Hestur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Argir Stadium and Hotel Føroyar.
Argir Stadium
Stadium
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Inni í Vika, currently known as Skansi Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use stadium on the sport site in Argir, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Argja Bóltfelag. Argir Stadium is situated 2½ km northeast of við Velbastaðháls.
Hotel Føroyar
Hotel
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Hotel Føroyar is a four-star hotel above the Faroese capital of Tórshavn. Hotel Føroyar is situated 4 km northeast of við Velbastaðháls.
Hests kirkja
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hests kirkja is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of við Velbastaðháls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Velbastaður and Hestur.
Velbastaður
Village
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Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. It is a part of Tórshavn Municipality and is considered among the oldest settlements in the islands.
Hestur
Village
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Hestur is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony. Hestur is situated 4 km southwest of við Velbastaðháls.
Argir
Village
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Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands. Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning. Argir is situated 4 km east of við Velbastaðháls.
við Velbastaðháls
- Type: Meteorological station
- Also known as: “vid Velbastadhals”
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.98625° or 61° 59′ 11″ northLongitude
-6.84718° or 6° 50′ 50″ westElevation
111 metres (364 feet)Open location code
9CHMX5P3+F4GeoNames ID
9958427
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