Discover Purkneset in Norway
Purkneset in the region of Nordland is a town located in Norway - some 447 mi or ( 720 km ) North of Oslo , the country's capital .
Local time in Purkneset is now 03:34 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sundsvall, Östersund, Utskarpen, Trondheim, and Sund. When in this area, you might want to check out Sundsvall . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Purkneset ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ranfjord
The Ranfjorden (or just Ranfjord) is a fjord in the Helgeland district of Nordland county, Norway. The largest part of the fjord is in the municipality of Rana, but the fjord also passes through Hemnes, Vefsn, Leirfjord, Nesna, and Dønna. The river Ranelva meets the Ranfjord in at the town of Mo i Rana at the innermost part of the fjord. It then flows to the west for about 68 kilometres to where it meets the sea along the border of Dønna and Nesna municipalities.
Located at 66.24 13.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Sjona Church
Sjona Church is a parish church in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Myklebustad. The church is part of the Sjona parish in the Indre Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1916, and it seats about 170 people.
Located at 66.30 13.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Hemnes Church
Hemnes Church is a parish church in the municipality of Hemnes in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hemnesberget. The church is part of the Hemnes parish in the Indre Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1872 by the architect Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff.
Located at 66.23 13.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Bardal Church
Bardal Church is a parish church in the municipality of Leirfjord in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bardalssjøen. The church is part of the Leirfjord parish in the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1887 and it seats about 250 people.
Located at 66.22 13.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Nedre Fagervollvatnet
Nedre Fagervollvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The 4.96-square-kilometre is located northeast of the villages of Mæla and Myklebustad.
Located at 66.36 13.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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