Andøya Space, Andøya

Name: Andøya Space
Address: Andøya, Norway

#3 among attractions in Andøya

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Andøya Space, also named Andøya Space Center and formerly Andøya Rocket Range, is a rocket launch site, rocket range, and spaceport on Andøya island in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Since 1962, over 1,200 sounding and sub-orbital rockets of various configurations have been launched from the site. ()

Local name: Andøya Space Center Coordinates: 69°17'42"N, 16°1'46"E

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Andøya Space – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Andenes Lighthouse, Andenes Church, Spaceship Aurora, Bleiksvatnet.

2.9 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Andenes Lighthouse, Andenes
75 min walk • Andenes Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Andenes at the northern end of the island of Andøya in the Vesterålen archipelago.
2.9 miNE
Church
Andenes Church, Andenes
74 min walk • Andenes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Andenes on the northern tip of the island of Andøya. It is one of the churches for the Andøy parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
~210 ftNE
69°17'44"N • 16°1'49"E
Spaceship Aurora, Andenes
2 min walk • Science museum, Museum
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bleiksvatnet, Andøya
93 min walk • Bleiksvatnet is a lake in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 1.74-square-kilometre lake is located just south of the village of Bleik on the island of Andøya. The lake sits at an elevation of 28 metres above sea level. The Bleikmorenen nature reserve is located on the northern shore of the lake.
2.4 miSW
Village
Bleik, Andøya
61 min walk • Bleik is a fishing village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern part of the island of Andøya, about 10 kilometres southwest of the village of Andenes.

Andøya Space, Andøya

Facts and practical information

Andøya Space – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Andenes Lighthouse, Andenes

Andenes Church, Andenes

Spaceship Aurora, Andenes

Bleiksvatnet, Andøya

Bleik, Andøya