Buksholmen
Buksholmen is an islet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Buksholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Feøy, as well as near Vikingstad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torvastad Church.
Torvastad Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Torvastad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torvastad on the northern part of the island of Karmøy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haugesund and Avaldsnes.
Haugesund
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haugesund is a city in the county of Rogaland, in the West Norway region of Norway. The town offers a much wider range of goods and services than might be expected from a city of its size, due to its position as the definite centre of its relatively populous region.
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 6 km southeast of Buksholmen.
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. Norheim is situated 7 km east of Buksholmen.
Buksholmen
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Norway
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.38208° or 59° 22′ 56″ northLongitude
5.18877° or 5° 11′ 20″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9FF795JQ+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 4149603OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9058234Wikidata ID
Q35379097
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Buksholmen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Buksholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buksholmen”
- Norwegian: “Buksholmen”
- Turkish: “Buksholmen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Feøy and Vikingstad.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gitterøy and Fjerholmane.
Rogaland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Stavanger, Haugesund, Sandnes, and Forsand.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Ritchyblack, CC BY-SA 3.0.