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Billum

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Air quality index

26Good
Coordinates55.62°, 8.33°

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City facts

Overview

Billum sits in Southern Denmark, Denmark and is identified as a village. Coordinates of 55.616°, 8.332° situate Billum in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
55.6161
Longitude
8.3319
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
26
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
66
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
431,190
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Scoter
    Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9,776
  • Red-throated Loon
    Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763) · Aves
    7,648
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher
    Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,277
  • Northern Gannet
    Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,973
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,877
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,628
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,623
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,305

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2018-09-16

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
Danish physical chemist (1879–1947)
Jakob Poulsen
Jakob Poulsen
Danish association football player
U
Uiloq Slettemark
Greenlandic biathlete
Gunnar Seidenfaden
Gunnar Seidenfaden
Danish botanist and diplomat (1908-2001)
John Nielsen
John Nielsen
Danish racing driver
O
Otto Frello
Danish painter (1924-2015)
Morten Friis Jensen
Morten Friis Jensen
Danish association football player
B
Bertel Hansen
Spanish botanist (1932-2005)
Jesper Jørgensen
Jesper Jørgensen
Danish footballer (born May 1984)
V
Vibeke Jensdatter
Danish merchant (1638-1709)
O
Odin Tidemand Christensen
Danish chemist
H
Henning Karmark
film producer (1907-1989)
Ludvig Verner Helms
Ludvig Verner Helms
Danish merchant and author
Johanne Hesbeck
Johanne Hesbeck
Danish photographer (1873–1927)
A
Anton Haunstrup
Danish architect (1862-1926)
Edgar Castonier
Edgar Castonier
Danish geographer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Lawn daisy
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
Seen 2026-07-04
greater plantain
greater plantain
Plantago major
Seen 2026-07-04
Ringlet
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Seen 2026-07-04
Western Marsh Harrier
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Seen 2026-07-04
Stone Marten
Stone Marten
Martes foina
Seen 2026-07-04
European Toad
European Toad
Bufo bufo
Seen 2026-07-02
ragwort
ragwort
Jacobaea vulgaris
Seen 2026-06-30
Queen of Spain Fritillary
Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia
Seen 2026-06-30
Drinker Moth
Drinker Moth
Euthrix potatoria
Seen 2026-06-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Billum, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Billum Station — Billum, Denmark0.1 miBillum - panoramio - Halina Frederiksen — Billum, Denmark0.1 miBillum - panoramio - Halina Frederiksen (1) — Billum, Denmark0.1 miVestbanen-varde-n248rre-nebel-1216250 — Billum, Denmark0.1 miVestbanen-varde-n248rre-nebel-1216223 — Billum, Denmark0.1 miVestbanen-varde-n248rre-nebel-1216222 — Billum, Denmark0.1 miVestbanen-varde-n248rre-nebel-1216221 — Billum, Denmark0.1 miBillum Kirke, Nebengbäude, Okt 2015 — Billum, Denmark0.4 miBillum Kirke, von Osten, Okt 2015 — Billum, Denmark0.4 mi08-04-26-c5 Billum kirke (Varde) — Billum, Denmark0.5 mi08-04-26-c2 Billum kirke (Varde) — Billum, Denmark0.5 mi08-04-26-c3 Billum kirke (Varde) — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum - panoramio — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum - panoramio - Halina Frederiksen (2) — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum Kirke — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum Kirke, von Norden, Okt 2015 — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum Kirke, von Nordosten, Nov 2024 — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum Kirke, von Osten, Nov 2024 — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum Kirke, von Nordwesten, Nov 2024 — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum Kirke, von Westen, Nov 2024 — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum Menighedsråd und Kirke, Nov 2024 — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum Forsamlingshus 2, Nov 2024 — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum Forsamlingshus, Nov 2024 — Billum, Denmark0.5 miBillum Kirke, Friedhofsmauer und östlicher Zugang, Okt 2015 — Billum, Denmark0.5 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist