Käringön
Käringön is an islet in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Käringön is situated nearby to the locality Skollehus, as well as near Hermanö Huvud.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Käringöns kyrka and Måseskär old lighthouse.
Måseskär old lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Måseskär old lighthouse is situated 3 km southwest of Käringön.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Käringön and Hälleviksstrand.
Hälleviksstrand
Village
Photo: Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hälleviksstrand is a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 214 inhabitants in 2010. Hälleviksstrand is often locally called Strana and is a fishing town. 2015 Hälleviksstrand had a population of less than 200 inhabitants. Hälleviksstrand is situated 4½ km east of Käringön.
Mollösund
Village
Photo: Gärdhemmar’n, CC BY 2.5.
Mollösund is an old fishing village and a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 236 inhabitants in 2010. It is located on the southwest tip of Orust Municipality in the outer archipelago of Sweden’s west coast. Mollösund is situated 8 km southeast of Käringön.
Käringön
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Karingö” and “Karingon”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.11223° or 58° 6′ 44″ northLongitude
11.37082° or 11° 22′ 15″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9FCH496C+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 309046742OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2701856
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