Hov geodata
Hov (Suðuroy) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in Faroe Islands in Atlantic/Faroe (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 149 people, there are 25 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Faroe Islands, 93.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 60% of cities are located further ←West and 70% of cities have higher elevation than Hov. Note1
Hov GPS coordinates[2]
61° 30' 24.624" North, 6° 45' 35.748" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 61.84046°, | -7.46306° |
| Center: | 61.50684°, | -6.75993° |
| Lower-right: | 61.1696°, | -6.05681° |
| Map W x H: | 74.6×74.6 km | = 46.4×46.4mi |
| max Lat: | 62.35999° ⇑93.3% North |
| Hov: | 61.50684° |
| min Lat: | ⇓6.7% South 61.47324° |
| min Long | Hov | max Long |
| -7.30749° | -6.75993° | -6.32379° |
| W 60%⇐ | ⇒40% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Hov is 34 m = 112 ft, and this is 54.4 m = 178 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
358 m = 1175 ft | 70% |
| Avg. | 88.4 m = 290 ft | |
| Hov | 34 m = 112 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 30% |
See also: Faroe Islands elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Hov is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 562.3 km =349.4 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Hov |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 3168.1 | 1968.6 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 562.3 | 349.4 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 4233 | 2630.3 | to South |
| Equator | 6838.9 | 4249.5 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Hov: (largest is in red/bold)
• Argir
54.4 km =33.8 mi, 
359°
• Hoyvík
58.6 km =36.4 mi, 358°
• Hvalba
15 km =9.3 mi, 
314°
• Miðvágur
64.7 km =40.2 mi, 
339°
• Porkeri
2.9 km =1.8 mi, 
164°
• Sandavágur
64.2 km =39.9 mi, 341°
• Sandur
37.4 km =23.2 mi, 356°
• Skopun
44.5 km =27.7 mi, 
351°
• Skálavík
36.5 km =22.7 mi, 
8°
• Skúvoy
29.5 km =18.3 mi, 355°
• Strendur
66.8 km =41.5 mi, 
0°
• Toftir
14 km =8.7 mi, 
315°
• Tvøroyri
6.1 km =3.8 mi, 
333°
• Tórshavn
55.9 km =34.7 mi, 359°
• Vágur
4.6 km =2.9 mi, 
216°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Faroe Islands existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
