Historic site · Norway
Falnes kirkested på Alvaberg
Falnes kirkested på Alvaberg is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Hellebrekkene stands 366 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Skudesnes kystfort, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Jæren passes 27 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Old location of the Falnes church, supposedly a stave church in the middle ages before it was replaced in 1646 with a small church which was later internally rose-painted, the church was torn down in 1851 by building a new one on the current spot.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates59.15104, 5.29251
- 27.3 mi off the Jæren, National
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Skudesnes kystfort: 0.5 mi
- Skudesnes fort: 0.9 mi
- Storaborg: 1.0 mi
- Syre kystfort: 3.4 mi
- Bokn kystfort: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 60
- Brennevinsskjeret naturreservat: 4.0 mi
- Jarstein naturreservat: 4.2 mi
- Eime naturreservat: 8.3 mi
- Øvre Eide naturreservat: 8.5 mi
- Tjøsvollvatnet naturreservat: 8.6 mi
Peaks
- Hognåsen: 5.4 mi
- Boknafjellet: 6.8 mi
- Vardefjellet: 8.3 mi
- Rossafjellet: 9.3 mi
- Skreberget: 10.7 mi
Museums: 55
- Mælandsgården: 1.2 mi
- Derikhuset: 1.2 mi
- Røykstova på Laupland: 5.9 mi
- Bokn bygdemuseum: 6.9 mi
- Hummermuseet: 7.4 mi
Parks: 49
- Planteskogen: 1.0 mi
- Parken: 1.0 mi
- Ola-skogen: 7.6 mi
- Åkra Park: 8.3 mi
- Parken i Kopervik: 9.1 mi
Artworks
- "Damå i parken": 1.0 mi
- Tid: 7.8 mi
- Måker: 17.6 mi
- Marilyn Monroe: 17.9 mi
- Fregattskip 1250 tonn: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 25
- Vippefyr: 7.2 mi
- Utstein: 11.0 mi
- Utstein klosterkyrkje: 11.1 mi
- Børaunen: 13.6 mi
- Avaldsnes Vikinggarden: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 22
- Håland-sand: 5.0 mi
- Hemnessand: 5.2 mi
- Stavasanden: 6.8 mi
- Lauvikje: 10.6 mi
- Lindøy: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- New Zealand Hytta: 1.6 mi
- Hålandsvannet Håland: 17.0 mi
- Hålandsvannet Leikvoll: 17.3 mi
- Smilehålå: 17.9 mi
- Klungersvik: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- Staudehagen: 20.6 mi
- Urtehagen: 20.6 mi
- Stavanger Botanisk Hage: 20.6 mi
- Geografisk hage: 20.6 mi
- Takhagen: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Håhammaren: 19.7 mi
- Tivolifjellet: 20.1 mi
- Uskjaklubben: 22.7 mi
- Nesheimsklubben: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Fossane: 15.3 mi
- Migan: 19.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Olavskjelda: 16.1 mi
- Groom-brønnen: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Falnes kirkested på Alvaberg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellebrekkene | NE 50° | 366 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hest | NE 50° | 352 m | 17.1 mi |
| Boknafjellet | NE 45° | 294 m | 6.8 mi |
| Gudbrandsfjellet | NE 42° | 292 m | 15.1 mi |
| Storenuten | NE 42° | 292 m | 18.6 mi |
| Heggelifjell | NNE 29° | 252 m | 16.5 mi |
| Såt | N 7° | 239 m | 19.1 mi |
| Buafjell | N 5° | 237 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 17:59 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:25 | 21:42 | 22:58 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:48 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 09:34 | 13:52 | 15:41 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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