Hånesholmen

Hånesholmen is an islet in Stavanger, Rogaland, Western Norway. Hånesholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Bru, as well as near the neighborhood Mekjarvik.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tungenes Lighthouse and Grødem Church.

Tungenes Lighthouse

Museum

Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tungenes Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located in Randaberg Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The lighthouse is situated at the north end of the Tungenes headland on the tip of Stavanger Peninsula just to the north of the city of Stavanger. Tungenes Lighthouse is situated 3 km west of Hånesholmen.

Grødem Church

Church

Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grødem Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Randaberg Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grødem. It is one of the two churches for the Randaberg parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger. Grødem Church is situated 3 km south of Hånesholmen.

Vestre Åmøy Chapel

Church

Photo: Jarvin, CC BY 3.0.

Vestre Åmøy Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the western end of the small island of Åmøy. Vestre Åmøy Chapel is situated 3½ km east of Hånesholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Randaberg and Hundvåg.

Randaberg

Town

Photo: Godztian, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Randaberg is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren, at the northern end of the Stavanger Peninsula. Randaberg is situated 4 km south of Hånesholmen.

Hundvåg

Suburb

Hundvåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough includes a number of islands lying to the north of the main city centre of Stavanger. Hundvåg is situated 7 km southeast of Hånesholmen.

Buøy

Suburb

Photo: Andersalmaas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buøy is an island in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger. The 0.6-square-kilometre island was formerly separated from the island of Hundvåg by a small channel of water, but that was filled in and now it is part of the island of Hundvåg. Buøy is situated 7 km southeast of Hånesholmen.

Hånesholmen

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Hanesholmen”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.03315° or 59° 1′ 59″ north

Longitude

5.63631° or 5° 38′ 11″ east

Open location code

9FF72JMP+7G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 190959805

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9051684

Wikidata ID

Q35268691

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Hånesholmen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hånesholmen”
German: “Hånesholmen”
Norwegian: “Hånesholmen”
Turkish: “Hånesholmen”

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