Attraction · Norway
Vågan kirke
Vågan kirke is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Vågakallen stands 943 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kunstholmen, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Lofoten runs past it.
The story
church in Vågan, Norway
Dates from 1898.
Wikidata Q1474775, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1898
What to expect
- Operated by
- Vågan kirkelige fellesråd
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates68.21565, 14.48374
- On the Lofoten, National
Overlooks nearby
- Djevelporten · 4 mi
- Austnesfjorden · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Presthøgda: 0.7 mi
- Urstabben: 0.7 mi
- Brurberget: 0.9 mi
- Tjeldbergtinden: 1.0 mi
- Stor-Andershaugen: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Fuglbergøya / Nautøya naturreservat: 6.8 mi
- Laukvikøyene naturreservat: 10.4 mi
- Grunnfør dyrefredningsområde: 14.0 mi
- Lågen naturreservat: 14.0 mi
- Hovsflesa naturreservat: 16.2 mi
Parks: 11
- Melbu Musikkpaviljong: 21.2 mi
- Frydenlundsparken: 21.4 mi
- Melbuparken: 21.4 mi
- Parkplassen: 21.4 mi
- Museumshagen: 21.5 mi
Museums: 10
- Lofotakvariet: 1.1 mi
- Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum: 2.3 mi
- Kaviar Factory: 8.4 mi
- Lofotr Viking Museum: 18.7 mi
- Lofotr Viking Museum: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Gunnar Berg: 2.7 mi
- Strønstad fort: 16.8 mi
- Melbu kystfort: 20.4 mi
- Stranden kystfort: 21.0 mi
- Batteri Dietl: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 8
- Kunstholmen: 0.5 mi
- Magic Ice Bar Svolvær: 2.3 mi
- Rorbuanlegget Svolvær Havn: 2.6 mi
- Skulpturlandskap Nordland (Vågan): 6.9 mi
- archaeological excavations of Borg: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 6
- Kong Øystein: 0.6 mi
- Fiskarkona: 2.1 mi
- Unten Tittel - Skulpturlandskap Nordland: 5.9 mi
- Hodet på Eggum: 22.5 mi
- Lofoten Panorama: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Fjøsforsen: 5.5 mi
- Kvitforsen: 10.0 mi
- Forsan: 16.6 mi
- Forsen: 18.0 mi
- Forsan: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Kjøttsteinan: 22.0 mi
- Grisgjerdet: 22.3 mi
- Kollvika: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Trollskåla: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Vågan kirke. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vågakallen | WSW 249° | 943 m | 5.2 mi |
| Kvanndalstinden | WSW 249° | 818 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rundfjellet | NNE 22° | 803 m | 5.5 mi |
| Kroktinden | NNW 344° | 755 m | 4.9 mi |
| Blåtinden | NNW 344° | 754 m | 4.6 mi |
| Torskmannen | N 360° | 744 m | 4.9 mi |
| Svarttinden | NNW 332° | 736 m | 6.7 mi |
| Stortinden | WNW 288° | 731 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:04 | 17:03 | 18:17 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 17:54 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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