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Discover Sandøystrand
Sandøystrand in Porsgrunn (Telemark) is a city in Norway about 69 mi (or 112 km) south-west of Oslo, the country's capital city.
Local time in Sandøystrand is now 12:53 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Sandøystrand, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Skien Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 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 62 mi (or 101 km). Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, 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: -3°C / 26 °F
Morning Temperature | -5°C / 22 °F |
Evening Temperature | -5°C / 22 °F |
Night Temperature | -5°C / 22 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 33% |
Air Pressure | 993 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
-1°C (29 °F)
-2°C (28 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
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.
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 Shanty Festival 2005 - english
http://www.shantyfestival.com Some of the guests, Schulschiff Deutschland-Chor, arrived by the sailship Großherzogin Elisabeth.
Ragnar Sør Olsen - RS Langesund
Alle sanger er hentet fra albumet "Saltvannsfolket" (2014) av Ragnar Sør Olsen. Musikken er innspilt hos Audiopol Studio, Skien, hvor Espen Gjelstad Gundersen stått for miksing, mastering...
Timelapse fra Smietangen i Langesund
Kranen skulle bli revet 6. oktober men ble utsatt pga værforholdene. Her får du allikevel en film fra morgen til kveld som viser arbeidet pågår.
Ragnar Sør Olsen - Langesund
Alle sanger er hentet fra albumet "Saltvannsfolket" (2014) av Ragnar Sør Olsen. Musikken er innspilt hos Audiopol Studio, Skien, hvor Espen Gjelstad Gundersen stått for miksing, mastering...
Demontering av Munck-krana 8. oktober
En timelapse video av arbeidet som pågikk onsdag 8. oktober i Langesund.
Dog Agility Jump - Winner - My Schapendoes Dog Rover
January 10. 2015 - Langesund, Norway Dog Agility Jump - Winner - My Schapendoes Dog Rover.
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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.
Brevik
is a town in Telemark, Norway, with an estimated population of 2,700. Brevik was established as a municipality 1 January 1838, but was merged with Porsgrunn on 1 January 1964. Brevik is regarded one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship era. The town is located on the far end of Eidanger peninsula, and was a former export centre for ice and timber. The last shipment of wood to the United Kingdom was around 1960. Brevik is Cort Adeler's birth town.
Eidangerfjord
Eidangerfjord is a fjord located in Porsgrunn municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is 6 km long, and stretches between Brevik and the island village of Sandøya. The largest island located in the fjord is Kattøya, located at the head of Eidangerfjord. The shipping harbor for the cement produced by Norcem is located at Brevik. Further in, on the west shore, lies the village of Heistad.
Brevik Bridge
Brevik Bridge is a bridge over the mouth of the Frierfjord which connects the municipalities of Bamble and Porsgrunn in Telemark county. On the west side, in Bamble, lies Stathelle, while on the east side lies Brevik in Porsgrunn. The bridge was opened in 1962, and was a part of E18 until 1996, when the E18 was rerouted via a new bridge, the Grenland Bridge (in Norwegian Grenlandsbrua) which lies further up the fjord.
Porsgrunn/Skien
Porsgrunn/Skien is an urban area consisting of parts of the municipalities Skien, Porsgrunn and Bamble. The urban area has a population of 85.408.
Brevik Station
Brevik Station is a former railway station and terminus of the Brevik Line, located at Brevik in Porsgrunn, Norway.
Heistad
Heistad is a village in Aust-Agder, 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.