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Höviksnäs
Västra Götalandvillage
Total population
1,309
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Västra Götaland, Sweden, Höviksnäs is classified as a small village in public datasets. The settlement sits at 58.033°, 11.748°, a cool-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Around 1,309 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,033 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 40% of daylight hours. 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Graylag GooseAnser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,341
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,224
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,940
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,740
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,485
- Mute SwanCygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves5,268
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,223
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,010
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.4 — 2015-07-294 km NE of Nolvik, Sweden
- M 2.5 — 2008-04-259 km NNW of Strandby, Denmark
- M 2.6 — 2005-06-083 km WNW of Skagen, Denmark
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Västra Götaland
- Myggenäs1.5 mi away · pop. 1,230
- Strandnorum2.9 mi away · pop. 1,251
- Stora Höga3.2 mi away
- Kållekärr3.3 mi away
- Stenungsön3.4 mi away · pop. 264
- Hallerna3.5 mi away · pop. 668
- Jörlanda4.4 mi away · pop. 805
- Timmervik4.4 mi away · pop. 637
- Aröd5.3 mi away
- Starrkärr och Näs6.2 mi away · pop. 499
- Svanvik6.3 mi away · pop. 293
- Varekil6.4 mi away · pop. 941
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Höviksnäs, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org