Skagen West Lighthouse
Skagen West Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Frederikshavn Municipality, North Jutland. Skagen West Lighthouse is situated nearby to the locality Grenen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skagen West and Skagens Museum.
Skagens Museum
Museum
Photo: Zejo, Public domain.
Skagens Museum is an art museum in Skagen, Denmark, that exhibits an extensive collection of works by members of the colony of Skagen Painters who lived and worked in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Skagens Museum is situated 2½ km south of Skagen West Lighthouse.
Skagen Lighthouse
Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skagen Lighthouse, also known as Skagen's Grey Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse four kilometres northeast of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. Designed by architect Niels Sigfred Nebelong, it was brought into operation on 1 November 1858. Skagen Lighthouse is situated 2½ km southeast of Skagen West Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skagen and Grenen.
Skagen
Skagen is a town in North Jutland. In the Danish language, the town is namesake of the very sand spit it is located on, and the name 'Skagen' can refer to both. In the English language, the spit is known as the Skaw Spit.
Grenen
Locality
Photo: Hansjorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grenen is a long sandbar spit at Skagen Odde, northeast of the town of Skagen. Grenen is situated 3½ km east of Skagen West Lighthouse.
Skagen West Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Frederikshavn Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.74879° or 57° 44′ 56″ northLongitude
10.59517° or 10° 35′ 43″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9F9GPHXW+G3GeoNames ID
12077113
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