Visnes Gruvemuseum
Visnes Gruvemuseum is a museum in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Visnes Gruvemuseum is situated nearby to the islet Porsholmen, as well as near Avløpsholmen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torvastad Church and Grønhaug.
Torvastad Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 3 km north of Visnes Gruvemuseum.
Grønhaug
Archaeological site
Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grønhaug is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Visnes Gruvemuseum.
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 4 km east of Visnes Gruvemuseum.
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 3 km east of Visnes Gruvemuseum.
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 6 km northeast of Visnes Gruvemuseum.
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.
Visnes Gruvemuseum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.3525° or 59° 21′ 9″ northLongitude
5.22144° or 5° 13′ 17″ eastOpen location code
9FF7962C+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 107046378OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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