Oksøy Lighthouse
Oksøy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse sits on the islet of Oksøy which is located in the Kristiansandsfjorden, just east of the island of Flekkerøya.Photo: Millars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Norway built 1900
- Also known as: “Oksøy fyr” and “Oksøy fyrstasjon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oksø and Grønningen Lighthouse.
Grønningen Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Millars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grønningen Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse was built in 1878 to improve the marking of the shipping lane into Kristiansand harbor. Grønningen Lighthouse is situated 2½ km northeast of Oksøy Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skålevik and Tømmerstø.
Skålevik
Neighborhood
Photo: Sierra200, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skålevik is an urban village area on the northern part of the island of Flekkerøya in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The village is located within the borough of Vågsbygd.
Tømmerstø
Hamlet
Photo: Sierra200, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tømmerstø is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It's located in the borough of Oddernes and in the district of Randesund. Tømmerstø is situated 6 km northeast of Oksøy Lighthouse.
Kongshavn
Hamlet
Kongshavn is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It's located in the borough of Oddernes and in the district of Randesund. Kongshavn is situated 6 km northeast of Oksøy Lighthouse.
Oksøy Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Kristiansand, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.07229° or 58° 4′ 20″ northLongitude
8.05282° or 8° 3′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9FCC33C3+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 506072159OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q1780644
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Satellite Map
Discover Oksøy Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Oksøy Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Oksøy fyr”
- Dutch: “Oksøy fyr”
- German: “Oksøy fyr”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oksøy fyr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oksøy fyr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oksøy fyrstasjon”
- Norwegian: “Oksøy fyr”
- Swedish: “Oksöy fyr”
- Swedish: “Oksøy fyr”
- Swedish: “Oksöy”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oksøy fyr and Oksøy.
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