Saltholmen Lighthouse

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Saltholmen Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located on a small island off the coast about 2 kilometres southeast of the town of Lillesand. There has been a lighthouse here since 1882. The island are named Saltholmen. This name comes from the salt extraction industry established by Hans Nielsen Hauge that once was located there. The lighthouse is only accessible by boat and the site is open, but the building is not open to the public. ()

Local name: Saltholmen fyr Coordinates: 58°13'53"N, 8°24'18"E

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Saltholms GatanAust-AgderNorway

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Saltholmen Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum, Lillesand Church, Homborsund Lighthouse, Vestre Moland kirke.

1.6 miNW
Maritime museum, Museum
Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum, Lillesand
40 min walk • Lillesand Town- and Maritime Museum is a museum of the cultural history of Lillesand. The museum is located in the town of Lillesand in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway.
1.6 miNW
Historical place, Church
Lillesand Church, Lillesand
40 min walk • Lillesand Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Lillesand.
4.8 miE
Lighthouse
Homborsund Lighthouse
122 min walk • Homborsund Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located on the island Store Grønningen in the municipality of Grimstad in Agder county, Norway. It sits about 2 kilometres southeast of the village of Homborsund in the Eide area. It was established in 1879, and is listed as a protected cultural site.
2.4 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Vestre Moland kirke
61 min walk • Vestre Moland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Møglestu, just outside the town of Lillesand.
2.4 miSW
Church
Justøy Chapel, Justøy
62 min walk • Justøy Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Lillesand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Brekkestø on the island of Justøya. It is an annex chapel in the Lillesand parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
6.3 miNE
Manor house
Nørholm
162 min walk • Nørholm, also called Nørholmen, is a manor house and agricultural property on 185 hectares in the municipality of Grimstad in Agder county, Norway. The estate best known because one of its owners was Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun.
3.9 miNE
Church
Eide Church
99 min walk • Eide Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located about 2 kilometres west of the village of Homborsund. It is the church for the Eide parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
1.5 miNW
58°14'54"N • 8°22'45"E
Lillesand Gjestehavn, Lillesand
38 min walk • Sailing, Marina
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Østre Grimevann
124 min walk • Østre Grimevann or Austre Grimevannet is a lake in the municipality of Lillesand in Agder county, Norway. The 3.94-square-kilometre lake is located north of the European route E18 highway about 3 kilometres from the city of Lillesand. It is the drinking water reservoir for the municipality of Lillesand.