Vestdalsøya
Vestdalsøya is an islet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Vestdalsøya is situated nearby to the locality Kopholmen, as well as near the quarter Osnes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sørhaugøy fyr and Torvastad Church.
Sørhaugøy fyr
Museum
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Sørhaugøy fyr is a museum, which is situated 3 km northeast of Vestdalsøya.
Torvastad Church
Church
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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. Torvastad Church is situated 2½ km south of Vestdalsøya.
Haugesund Stadion
Pitch
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Haugesund Stadion, currently named Haugesund Sparebank Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a soccer-specific stadium in Haugesund, Norway. Haugesund Stadion is the home ground of Eliteserien team FK Haugesund and 2. divisjon team SK Vard Haugesund. Haugesund Stadion is situated 3½ km east of Vestdalsøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haugesund and Norheim.
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.
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 6 km southeast of Vestdalsøya.
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 Vestdalsøya.
Vestdalsøya
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Vestdalsøy” and “Vestdalsoya”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.40129° or 59° 24′ 5″ northLongitude
5.21833° or 5° 13′ 6″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
9FF7C629+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 96365609OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9062544
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In Other Languages
“Vestdalsøya” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Vestdalsøya”
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