Skåreholmen

Skåreholmen is an islet in Haugesund, Rogaland, Western Norway. Skåreholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Årabrot, as well as near the suburb Kvala.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sørhaugøy fyr and Skåre Church.

Sørhaugøy fyr

Museum

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Sørhaugøy fyr is a museum.

Skåre Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Haugesund. It is one of the two churches for the Skåre parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger. Skåre Church is situated 3½ km east of Skåreholmen.

Udland Church

Church

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Udland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Haugesund. It is one of the two churches for the Skåre parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger. Udland Church is situated 4 km east of Skåreholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Røvær and Norheim.

Røvær

Village

Photo: Elin Thorsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Røvær is an island group in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The islands lie off the mainland shore about 10 kilometres northwest of the town of Haugesund. Røvær is situated 6 km west of Skåreholmen.

Norheim

Village

Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Norheim is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy Municipality. Norheim is situated 9 km southeast of Skåreholmen.

Avaldsnes

Village

Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.

Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 10 km southeast of Skåreholmen.

Skåreholmen

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

59.43131° or 59° 25′ 53″ north

Longitude

5.20268° or 5° 12′ 10″ east

Open location code

9FF7C6J3+G3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4149375

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9058212

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In Other Languages

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Norwegian: “Skåreholmen”

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Localities in the Area

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