Skjødøya

Skjødøya is an islet in Lillesand, Agder. Skjødøya is situated nearby to the locality Flørodden, as well as near the hamlet Klingsund.

Type: Islet
Description: islet in Norway
Also known as: “Skjodoya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lillesand Church and Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum.

Lillesand Church

Church

Photo: Ekko, Public domain.

Lillesand Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Lillesand. It is one of the churches for the Lillesand parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Lillesand Church is situated 3 km west of Skjødøya.

Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum

Museum

Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum is a museum of the cultural history of Lillesand. The museum is located in the town of Lillesand in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum is situated 3½ km west of Skjødøya.

Eide Church

Church

Photo: Friman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eide Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the small village of Eide, about 2 kilometres west of the village of Homborsund. Eide Church is situated 3½ km northeast of Skjødøya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Homborsund and Brekkestø.

Homborsund

Village

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Homborsund is a village in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the Skagerrak coast in southern Grimstad (prior to 1962, the area was part of Eide Municipality. Homborsund is situated 5 km northeast of Skjødøya.

Brekkestø

Village

Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brekkestø is a small village on the southern coast of Norway. It is located on the island of Justøya within Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, in the region known as Sørlandet. Brekkestø is situated 7 km southwest of Skjødøya.

Tjore

Hamlet

Tjore is a village in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Landvikvannet lake, just north of the European route E18 highway. Tjore is situated 9 km northeast of Skjødøya.

Skjødøya

Category: landform
Location: Lillesand, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.24557° or 58° 14′ 44″ north

Longitude

8.4362° or 8° 26′ 10″ east

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

9FCC6CWP+6F

GeoNames ID

9055411

Wikidata ID

Q35331259

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Skjødøya” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Skjødøya”
Norwegian: “Skjødøya”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Flørodden and Klingsund.

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Highlights include Fladeskjer and Kjelleholmen.

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