Østfold County
| NO 0 |
Knivsøyholmen
Located on the south side of the Svinesund about 5 km east of Sponvika and
4 km west of Halden.
Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [Trabas] |
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| NO 0A |
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Sponvikskansen
Located at the base of a
vertical cliff on the north side of the entrance to Sponvika from the
Svinesund. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [Trabas]
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| NO 1 |
Hykkelen (Haslauflu Range Rear) |
Located on a skerry on the north side of
the Singlefjorden about 4 km northwest of Sponvika. Accessible only by
boat. |
| NO 2 |
Reiertangen |
This light faces Sweden across a channel about 800 m
wide. Located at the eastern point of the island of Søndre Sandøy about
4 km east of Skjaerhollen. |
| NO 3 |
Homlungen The lighthouse was altered in 1915, apparently by
installation of a new lantern. Located at the southernmost point of
Kirkøy, 1 km southwest of Skjaerhollen. Accessible by road.
Photo courtesy Vega photo [Flickr]
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| NO 4 |
Fugletangskjaer |
Located on a skerry off the southeastern tip of Asmaløy,
marking the channel between that island and Kirkøy. |
| NO 5 |
Papperhavn (Lyngholmen) |
Located at the western point of Vesterøy, about 2 km
west of Hauge. |
| NO 6 |
Tenneskjaer |
Located on a small skerry about 2.5 km northeast of
Hauge. While accessible only by boat, there should be view from the
highway 108 bridge between Trolldalen and Vesterøy. |
| NO 7 |
Torbjørnskjaer The lighthouse marks the entrance to Oslofjorden from
the Skagerrak. Located on a small skerry (skjaer)
about 8 km southwest of Utgard, Vesterøy. Accessible only by boat, and
landing is usually difficult; the lighthouse is now maintained by
helicopter.
Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [Trabas]
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| NO 8 |
Struten (1907) |
The lighthouse is located on a small island on the east
side of the channel in Oslofjorden, about 8 km northwest of
Torbjørnskjaer. German troops fortified the island during World War II,
but the fortifications saw no fighting. |
| NO 9 |
Struten (1985) |
Located between the original lighthouse and the sea. |
| NO 10 |
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Strømtangen (Torgauten) (1859)
Available for overnight accommodations (reservations
should be made at least a year in advance). Located on a small island
off the end of a rocky peninsula about 2 km southwest of Øyenkilen.
Don't confuse this pair with the light below.
Photo courtesy Asbjorn Floden [Flickr] |
| NO 11 |
Strømtangen (Torgauten) (1986) Located between the original lighthouse and the sea.
Photo courtesy Asbjorn Floden [Flickr]
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| NO 12 |
Garnholmen |
Located on a small island at the southern entrance to
the Hankesund from the Oslofjord, about 2 km southwest of Vikene. |
| NO 12A |
Larkollen
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Located on the south side of the entrance to
Larkollen. Accessible only by boat. |
| NO 13 |
Revlingen |
Located on a small island in the Oslofjord about 2.5 km
southwest of the Moss waterfront. |
| NO 14 |
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Guldholmen (Gullholmen) (1894)
The house is available for overnight stays. The light
marks a constriction in the Oslofjord near the town of Moss. Located on
a small island on the east side of Oslofjordens about 5 km west of Moss. |
| NO 15 |
Guldholmen (Gullholmen) (1984) The small light in front of the old
light.
Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [Trabas] |
| NO 16 |
Kippenes |
Located on the east side of Jeløy, marking a narrow
passage in the Mossesund, about 3 km north of Moss. |
Eastern Akershus County
| NO 17 |
Drøbak Mole
Located at the end of the short mole on the north side
of the harbor at Frogn.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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| NO 17K |
Kaholmen |
Located at the east end of Kaholmen, an island
in the Oslofjord about 1 km northwest of Frogn. Accessible only by boat. |
| NO 17M |
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Tronstadodden
Located just off the east coast of Håøy, an
island in the Oslofjord about 2 km northwest of Frogn. Accessible only
by boat.
Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [Trabas] |
| NO 17S |
Storegrunnen |
Located on a shoal in the Oslofjord about 4 km
northwest of Frogn. Accessible only by boat. |
| NO 18 |
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Digerudgrunnen
Located on the east side of Oslofjorden near the end of
the Digerudgbakken road, about 1.5 km southwest of Fagerstrand.
Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [Trabas] |
| NO 19 |
Steilene
The house is now available for
overnight stays
(for guests in good
condition as transportation to the island is by rowboat). Located on the
southwest end of a small island on the east side of Oslofjorden about 2
km northwest of Fjellstrand.
Photo courtesy Asbjorn Afloden [Flickr] |
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| NO 20 |
Steilene Northeast |
Located at the northeast point of the island, only a
short distance from the Steilene lighthouse. |
| NO 20I |
Ildjernsflu |
Located on the east side of the Oslofjord about 1 km
offshore west of Nesodden |
| NO 21 |
Nesodden (Nesoddtangen)
Located on a point of land in Nesodden, on the south
side of the entrance to Oslo harbor.
Photo courtesy elysea [webshots] |
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Oslo County
| NO 22 |
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Nordre Langøy Located at the northeastern tip of the island of Langøy
in the inner Oslofjorden. The island is accessible by ferry.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
| NO 23 |
Heggholmen
(Gressholmen)
Located on a short jetty on the north point of an
island in the "inner" Oslofjorden, marking a secondary channel
approaching the city. There is a village on the island, and ferry
transportation from the city is available.
Photo courtesy Graniers [Flickr] |
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| NO 24 |
Blindeskjær |
Located on a tiny skerry just off a public park in
southeast Oslo. Accessible only by boat. |
| NO 25 |
Bleikøya |
Bleikøya is a forested island only a few hundred meters
off the waterfront of downtown Oslo. The island is accessible by ferry.
Located at the northeastern point of the island. |
| NO 26 |
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Dyna (Oslofjord)
Surrounded by a stone seawall, this remarkable little
lighthouse looks like a ship sailing down the Oslofjord. Located on a
rock about 200 m off the coast of Bygdøy about 3 km west of downtown
Oslo. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy M M Mnemonic [Flickr] |
| NO 27 |
Koppernaglen |
This light is directly across the channel from the Dyna
lighthouse. Accessible only by boat. |
| NO 28 |
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Kavringen
Located in the inner harbor of Oslo, between Hovedøya
and the Filipstad container terminal.
Photo courtesy Damiel [Flickr] |
| NO 28G |
Gåsøy |
Gåsøy is an inhabited island in the northern Oslofjord, accessible by a series of
ferries and bridges. Located just off the south coast of Gåsøy. |
| NO 29 |
Gåsungene
Located on a shoal in the center of the Oslofjord about
5 km southeast of Baerum.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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Buskerud/Vestfold County
| NO 29S |
Nordre Sundbyholmen |
Located on an islet in the Oslofjord about 800 m east of Båtstø. |
| NO 30 |
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Filtvet
(1840) Located on the west side of Oslofjorden near Tofte,
about 12 km southeast of Hurum.
There is a new light (1985) in front of an older
light.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
| NO 31 |
Rødtangen |
Located on a point of land at the junction of the
Oslofjord and Dramsfjord, about 3 km south of Holmsbu. |
| NO 31H |
Ramvikholmen |
Located on the north point of a small island about 2.5 km southwest of Tofte. |
| NO 31O |
Østnestangen |
Located at the tip of a sharp promontory about 3 km southwest of Tofte.
Probably accessible by a hiking trail. |
| NO 32 |
Mulodden |
Mulodden is a public park on a peninsula at the
southern entrance to the Sandebukta from the Oslofjord just east of
Holmestrand. Located at the tip of the peninsula. |
| NO 33 |
Bastøy
The house appears to be in use as a private residence.
Located on an island on the west side of Oslofjordens about 4 km
southeast of Horten. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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| NO 35 |
Mefjordbåen
Located in the lower Oslofjorden about 3 km off the
west coast, northeast of Tønsberg. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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| NO 36 |
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Torgersøy
Located on a small island on the west side of
Oslofjorden off Tønsberg. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy M. Prinke [Flickr] |
| NO 37 |
Kalnes Range Rear
This range guides vessels westbound into Tønsberg; the
front light is on the Nøtterøy bridge. Located on the south side of the
Tønsbergfjord, which is quite narrow at this point, about 800 m west of
the Nøtterøy bridge.
Photo courtesy Are Karlsen [Flickr] |
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| NO 38 |
Nordbyen (Range Front) |
range guides vessels eastward through the north end of
the Tønsbergfjord to Tønsberg. Located on the waterfront on the western
side of Tønsberg, off the street called Nordbyen. A short mole leads to
within a few feet of the lighthouse. |
| NO 39 |
Slotsfjell (Nordbyen Range Rear) |
Located near the end of a street called Storgaten in
the Slotsfjell neighborhhood on the western side of Tønsberg. |
| NO 40 |
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Fulehuk
Located on a small island in the Oslofjord about 15 km
southeast of Tønsberg. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
| NO 41V |
Vassholmen (Vasholmen) |
Located on a skerry in the Oslofjord about 2 km east of Arøysund. |
| NO 42 |
Leistein |
Located on a skerry in the Oslofjord about 4 km
southeast of Arøysund. |
| NO 42B |
Trubberodden Navigational light on the island of Trubberodden just
off the beach Trubberstranda, on the tip of Østerøya in Sandefjord.
Park in the car park 10 km from Sandefjord, than about a 10 minute walk
to this light.
Photo courtesy Geir Rosset [Flickr]
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| NO 42N |
Tønsberg Tønne |
Navigational light on the tip of Østerøya on
the western side of the entrance to the Tønsberg fjord. Access by foot
path from Trubberstranda, a beach on the tip of Østerøya in Sandefjord.
A beacon
just behind the light can be seen just barely at the top
of the hill on the left above. |
| NO 43 |
Store
Færder
The original fire tower was replaced in 1802 by a
coal-fired stone tower. Today
only the stone foundation ruins of the 1802 station remain. Located at
the northern end of Store Færder, an island in the southwestern
entrance to Oslofjorden about 8 km east of Tjøme.
Creative Commons photo courtesy
Wikipedia |
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| NO 44 |
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Lille
Færder (Tristein)
This magnificent lighthouse is the landfall light for
Oslo. With all its buildings intact and well preserved, Færder is one
of the most historically authentic stations in northern Europe. The iron
for the light tower was cast in Norway by Bærums Verk. Located on a
small island off the southwestern entrance to Oslofjorden, 5 km south of
the Store Færder station it replaced.
Photo courtesy Geir Rosset [Flickr] |
| NO 45 |
Sandvikberget (Krukepynten Range Rear) |
Located on the northeast side of Hvasser, a large
island on the west side of the entrance to the Oslofjord; apparently
accessible by a short walk. |
| NO 46 |
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Verdens Ende
(replica)
This tower is a replica of a
vippefyr, a small stone fire beacon of a type
common on the Norwegian coast before the advent of regular lighthouses.
"Verdens Ende" means "End of the World" in Norwegian. Located on the
southernmost tip of Tjøme, an island on the west side of the entrance to
Oslofjorden, with a supurb view of the Skagerrak and the Lille Faerder
lighthouse.
Photo courtesy propagandalf [Flickr] |
| NO 49 |
Stavernsodden (1874)
Located at the southernmost point of Stavernsøy, the
island protecting the harbor of Stavern, on the west side of the
entrance to Larviksfjorden.
Photo courtesy Geir Røsset [Flickr] |
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| NO 50 |
Tvistein |
Located on a small island in the Skagerrak about 5 km
southeast of Nevlunghavn. Accessible only by boat, but tours seem to be
available. |
| NO 51 |
Åmlirogna |
Located on a small island in the entrance to the
Langangsfjord about 2 km northwest of Nevlunghavn. The island is
accessible by bridge. |
Telmark County
| NO 52 |
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Langøytangen
Langøy (Long Island) is a 1.5 km long island that forms
a natural breakwater for the harbor of Langesund.
Photo courtesy Sebastian Bergmann [Flickr] |
| NO 53 |
Figgeskjaer |
The station is preserved as a historic monument.
Located on a point of land on the west side of the Langangsfjorden about
1 km north of Langesund. |
| NO 54 |
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Jomfruland
(Range Rear) (1839)
Jomfruland is a low island, a glacial moraine, lying parallel to the
coast of the Skagerrak off the mouth of the Kragerøfjord.
The old tower now houses a lighthouse
museum,
and the adjoining
keeper's house is an art gallery. |
| NO 55 |
Jomfruland
(1938)
The range guides ships approaching the Kragerøfjord and
Kragerø; the continuous light also aids ships sailing toward Oslo.
Located near the center of the island; transportation is available from
Kragerø.
Photo courtesy Roger Lvseth [Flickr] |
| NO 56 |
Djupodden (Jomfruland Range Front) |
Located on the coast of Jomfruland about 3/4 mi
southwest of the lighthouse. |
| NO 57 |
Knubbehausen |
Located in the Skagerrak about 1.5 km southeast of the
entrance to the Kragerøfjorden. Accessible only by boat. |
| NO 58 |
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Strømtangen (Range Front)
This is both a directional light and the front light of
a range, with the Stavseng lighthouse being the rear light. Located on a
point of land at the west entrance to the Kragerøfjorden. Don't
confuse this with the lights above.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
| NO 59 |
Stavseng
(Range Rear)
Located on the south coast of Tåtøy, an island in the
mouth of Kragerøfjorden. The island is accessible by ferry from Kragerø.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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| NO 60 |
Buttebåen |
Located in the Kragerøfjorden off the western tip of
the island of Slatøy. Accessible only by boat, although there is
probably a good view from the island. |
| NO 61 |
Galeiodden |
Located on the eastern tip of the rocky islet of
Galeiodden, in Kragerø harbor. Accessible only by boat, but there should
be a good view from the ferry between Kragerø and Slatøy. |
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