Sandvågen
Sandvågen is an inlet in Stavanger, Rogaland, Western Norway. Sandvågen is situated nearby to the quarter Skeie, as well as near Lunde.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Norwegian Petroleum Museum and Grasholmen.
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum
Museum
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is a museum documenting Norwegian oil and gas activities, located in Stavanger, Norway. The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is situated 3½ km south of Sandvågen.
Grasholmen
Islet
Photo: Tom Bayly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grasholmen is an island in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Buøy neighborhood in the borough Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger, just north of the city centre. Grasholmen is situated 3½ km south of Sandvågen.
Vardeneset Church
Church
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vardeneset Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the southern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Ytre Tasta neighborhood in the borough of Tasta in the northern part of the city of Stavanger. Vardeneset Church is situated 3½ km southwest of Sandvågen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hundvåg and Buøy.
Hundvåg
Suburb
Hundvåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough includes a number of islands lying to the north of the main city centre of Stavanger.
Buøy
Suburb
Photo: Andersalmaas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buøy is an island in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger. The 0.6-square-kilometre island was formerly separated from the island of Hundvåg by a small channel of water, but that was filled in.
Engøy
Suburb
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engøy is an island in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the "neighborhood" of Buøy in the borough Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger, just north of the city centre. Engøy is situated 2½ km south of Sandvågen.
Sandvågen
- Type: Inlet
- Also known as: “Sandvagen”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.00678° or 59° 0′ 24″ northLongitude
5.73382° or 5° 44′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9FF72P4M+PGGeoNames ID
9596041
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sandvågen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Sandvågen”
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Localities in the Area
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