Grimsøya
Grimsøya is an islet in Lillesand, Agder. Grimsøya is situated nearby to the hamlet Gamle Hellesund, as well as near the locality Hellenes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Høvåg Church and Lyngholmen.
Høvåg Church
Church
Høvåg Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Høvåg. It is the church for the Høvåg parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Høvåg Church is situated 2½ km north of Grimsøya.
Lyngholmen
Nature reserve
Photo: Plánovací kalendář, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lyngholmen is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km southwest of Grimsøya.
Ribe
Farm
Ribe is a village in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the east side of the Kvåsefjorden, about 2 kilometres north of the village of Ulvøysund and about 5 kilometres south of the village of Høvåg. Ribe is situated 3 km southwest of Grimsøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamle Hellesund and Høvåg.
Gamle Hellesund
Hamlet
Photo: Espen Franck-Nielsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gamle Hellesund is an outport in the Høvåg area in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway. It is located on the island of Helløya in the coastal archipelago about halfway between the village of Ulvøysund to the southwest and Åkerøyhamn to the northeast.
Høvåg
Village
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Høvåg is a village in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 12 kilometres southwest of the town of Lillesand and about 15 kilometres northeast of the city of Kristiansand. Høvåg is situated 3 km north of Grimsøya.
Åkerøyhamn
Hamlet
Åkerøyhamn is a village in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the small island of Ågerøya, about 2 kilometres southwest of the village of Brekkestø. Åkerøyhamn is situated 6 km northeast of Grimsøya.
Grimsøya
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Grimsoya”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Lillesand, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.14523° or 58° 8′ 43″ northLongitude
8.25217° or 8° 15′ 8″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
9FCC47W2+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 4137383OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9057803
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In Other Languages
“Grimsøya” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Grimsøya”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Langholmen and Kjeholmen.
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