Hönsholmen

Hönsholmen is an islet in Stockholm County, Svealand. Hönsholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Strömslund, as well as near Vidby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brunsviksholmen.

Brunsviksholmen

Lighthouse

Photo: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brunsviksholmen is a lighthouse, which is situated 3½ km south of Hönsholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nynäshamn and Ösmo.

Nynäshamn is a locality and the seat of Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 16 447 inhabitants in 2023. While interest in the area as a potentially useful port grew from the mid-19th century, it was only with the opening of the railway station to Stockholm in 1901 that Nynäshamn started to develop. Nynäshamn is situated 5 km south of Hönsholmen.

Ösmo

Village

Photo: Pewee, CC BY 3.0.

Ösmo is a locality situated in Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 3,911 inhabitants in 2010. It has a station on the Stockholm commuter rail network, Nynäshamn line. Ösmo is situated 5 km northwest of Hönsholmen.

Södertörn

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Södertörn is an island in Sweden, making up the southern part of Stockholm County province, protruding into the Baltic Sea. With many bridges to Stockholm's islands and to Södertälje, Södertörn is usually perceived as part of mainland Sweden.

Hönsholmen

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Honsholmen”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.95007° or 58° 57′ 0″ north

Longitude

17.95846° or 17° 57′ 31″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9FCVXX25+29

OpenStreetMap ID

way 186393420

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

3327277

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In Other Languages

“Hönsholmen” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Hönsholmen”
Norwegian: “Hønsholmen”

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Localities in the Area

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