Risøysund
in Porsgrunn of Telemark, Norway
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Skien Airport (13 mi) - Sandefjord Airport, Torp (20 mi)
- Notodden Airport (42 mi)
- Moss Airport, Rygge (43 mi)
- Kristiansand Airport (83 mi)
- Oslo Gardermoen Airport (93 mi)
- Geilo Airport Dagali (105 mi)
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Sindal Airport (107 mi) -
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (131 mi) - Aalborg Airport (134 mi)
- Rock Carvings in Tanum (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 59.033 and 9.767 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 59° 1' 59" and E 9° 46' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krone - NOK
- Spoken languages:
- Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:58 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:51 am and 4:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Risøysund
Risøysund in Porsgrunn (Telemark) is located in Norway about 70 mi (or 112 km) south-west of Oslo, the country's capital town.
Current time in Risøysund is now 07:58 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports close to Risøysund, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Skien Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Rock Carvings in Tanum in Sweden at a distance of 61 mi (or 98 km). If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Langesund, Porsgrunn, Skien, Siljan and Larvik. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Quality Hotel Skjaergarden
Langesund Bad
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Morten Harket - Wild Seed 19.07.2014 live in Langesund
Morten Harket - Wild Seed 19.07.2014 live in Langesund.
Dog Agility Competition - My Schapendoes Dog Rover - Langesund 2015
January 10. 2015 Langesund, Norway, Dog Agility Competition - My Schapendoes Dog Rover.
Langesund International Shantyfestival 2010
In the little town of Langesund in southern Norway, they arreange a shantyfestival each year and we paid a visit.
NTN Taekwon-Do sommerleir Langesund 2014
Video fra NTN Taekwon-Do sommerleir i Langesund 2014. Redigering: Jan-Inge "Flisa" Engelsen Bilder og video: Andrea Bjarvin og Jan-Inge Engelsen Musikk: You Gonna Get Jinxed - Plastic Joker...
Langesund International Shantyfestival
http://www.shanty.no Pictures from previous festivals and performances by Langesund Mandssangforening.
Langesund 17.mai 2010
Fra barnetoget i Langesund 17. mai 2010.
Langesund
En liten spasetur i Langesund.
Melissa Horn - Jag saknar dig mindre och mindre. Live Langesund Wrightegaarden Norway 21. juli 2012
Melissa Horn - Jag saknar dig mindre och mindre. Live Langesund Wrightegaarden Norway 21. juli 2012.
Langesund International Shantyfestival 2010, del 2
More glimpses from the shantyfestival in Langesund, with the bands Hoolie from Michigan and the local Fish & Ships joining forces in Storgata, a visit on board Großherzogin Elisabeth from...
Langesund International Shanty Festival 2005 - english
http://www.shantyfestival.com Some of the guests, Schulschiff Deutschland-Chor, arrived by the sailship Großherzogin Elisabeth.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Arøya
Arøya is a group of isles located in the outer part of the Langesund fjord in Norway. The isles, in detail referred to as Store Arøy, Lille Arøy and Vesle Arøy ('Big', 'Small' and 'Tiny' Arøy), are situated approximately midway between the towns of Langesund and Helgeroa in the municipality of Larvik. Arøya is a typical recreational cottage area for the population in the Grenland area as well as cityslickers from the Norwegian capital Oslo a 1,5h drive away.
Langesund
is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bamble, Norway. The town of Langesund was established as a municipality January 1, 1838. It was merged with Bamble January 1, 1964. In the early days, Langesund was one of the most important shipping towns in Norway. Peter Wessel Tordenskiold got one of his ships built in Langesund, Løvendals Gallej. It is possible to visit the remains of the old Coastal Fortress on Langesundstangen on the extreme end of the Langesund peninsula.
Langesundsfjord
The Langesundsfjord, also known as the Breviksfjord (Norwegian: Langesundsfjorden or Breviksfjorden) is a stretch of fjord from northern Skagerrak, between the islands of Sandøya, Bjørkøya and Siktesøya in Porsgrunn municipality and the mainland of Bamble municipality, both in Telemark county in the southeastern part of Norway.
Løvøya, Telemark
Løvøya is an island in Ormefjorden in Porsgrunn municipality, Norway. On the island Morten Thrane Esmark found a black mineral which was sent to Swedish chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius for examination in 1828 for further analysis. Berzelius determined that it contained a new element, which he named thorium after Thor, the Norse god of thunder.
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