Museum · Norway
Fjøløy Fort
Fjøløy Fort is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Boknafjellet stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Utstein kloster, a museum 1.2 miles away. Ryfylke passes 12 miles off.
The story
lighthouse in Norway
Dates from 1849.
Wikidata Q4567011, matched on coordinates and name (460 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates59.08705, 5.57609
Overlooks nearby
- Topphøna · 17 mi
- Lauvåsen · 19 mi
- Hanaberget · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Utstein kloster: 1.2 mi
- Tungenes fyr: 3.6 mi
- Sjøbruksmuseum: 3.6 mi
- BibMus Rennesøy: 4.4 mi
- Bakken husmannsplass: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Mastravarden: 1.7 mi
- Hodnafjell: 2.2 mi
- Kitlingen: 3.3 mi
- Skjena: 3.5 mi
- Soknahodnet: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Eime naturreservat: 3.1 mi
- Vollholmen naturreservat: 3.5 mi
- Bjargavatnet naturreservat: 5.4 mi
- Førsvollvatna naturreservat: 5.9 mi
- Grøningane naturreservat: 7.8 mi
Historic sites
- Vaktpost: 3.6 mi
- Gamle naust: 5.0 mi
- Bø kystfort: 5.2 mi
- St. Clements Kirke: 5.3 mi
- Steinkorset: 5.4 mi
Parks
- Trollskogen: 7.7 mi
- Speidermarka: 8.7 mi
- Gramstadhaugen: 9.3 mi
- Rudlå: 9.5 mi
- Hertervigs plass: 9.5 mi
Artworks
- Skipet: 8.0 mi
- 22. juli-minnesmerke: 8.2 mi
- Broken Column: 9.5 mi
- Lars Hertervig: 9.5 mi
- Broken Column: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 45
- Utstein klosterkyrkje: 1.2 mi
- Utstein: 1.2 mi
- Børaunen: 4.9 mi
- Einarsvarden: 5.9 mi
- Vippefyr: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 41
- Tivolifjellet: 9.9 mi
- Håhammaren: 11.0 mi
- Uskjaklubben: 12.3 mi
- Kalvatødne: 14.3 mi
- Sør-øst-veggen: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 30
- Gardsvågen badestrand: 9.5 mi
- Møllebukta: 10.6 mi
- Rosenli-stranden: 11.0 mi
- Emmaus-stranden: 11.1 mi
- Godalen: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Hålandsvannet Håland: 7.8 mi
- Hålandsvannet Leikvoll: 8.0 mi
- Langøy: 8.8 mi
- Tanken: 8.8 mi
- Smilehålå: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Fossane: 4.7 mi
- Storåsfoss: 18.9 mi
- Kustifossen: 20.1 mi
- Fossane: 22.5 mi
- Fossen: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Staudehagen: 11.1 mi
- Urtehagen: 11.1 mi
- Stavanger Botanisk Hage: 11.1 mi
- Geografisk hage: 11.1 mi
- Takhagen: 15.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Groom-brønnen: 9.7 mi
- Olavskjelda: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Fjøløy Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boknafjellet | NNW 330° | 294 m | 10.6 mi |
| Høgafjell | SE 145° | 291 m | 14.1 mi |
| Lifjell | SSE 147° | 260 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hodnefjell | E 98° | 234 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ugeliåsen | E 96° | 224 m | 12.9 mi |
| Vikefjellet | E 82° | 217 m | 4.7 mi |
| Vardefjellet | NNW 340° | 188 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sandvikfjellet | NNW 349° | 185 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 17:58 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:24 | 21:41 | 22:56 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:47 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 09:32 | 13:52 | 15:41 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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