Visnessjøen

Visnessjøen is an inlet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Visnessjøen is situated nearby to the hamlet Landa, as well as near the locality Hinderåker.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Torvastad Church and Grønhaug.

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.

Grønhaug

Archaeological site

Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grønhaug is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km east of Visnessjøen.

Avaldsnes Church

Church

Photo: Henry Leirvoll, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Avaldsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Avaldsnes on the northern part of the island of Karmøy. Avaldsnes Church is situated 3½ km east of Visnessjøen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Norheim.

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 2½ km east of Visnessjøen.

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 5 km northeast of Visnessjøen.

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.

Visnessjøen

Type: Inlet
Also known as: “Visnessjoen”
Category: body of water
Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.35848° or 59° 21′ 31″ north

Longitude

5.23401° or 5° 14′ 2″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9FF7965M+9J

GeoNames ID

9590023

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Visnessjøen” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Visnessjøen”

Localities in the Area

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