waterfall
Langfoss
A 612 m waterfall cascading down the mountainside straight into Åkrafjorden beside the E134: CNN ranked it among the world's ten most beautiful falls, and you can admire it without leaving the car.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Rogaland, Norway · Europe
Sand sits on the route: 20 minutes from Sauda, 49km from Lysefjord.
Sand is a town located in Rogaland, Norway. With a population of 1,245, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Sand sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sand to your route.
Sand is the administrative centre of Suldal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village lies on the shore of the Sandsfjorden at the mouth of the river Suldalslågen, just south of the mouth of the Hylsfjorden. Norwegian National Road 13 runs through the eastern part of the village. Sand Church is also locatedRead more
in the village.
The 1.04-square-kilometre (260-acre) village has a population (2025) of 1,245 and a population density of 1,197 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi).
The newspaper Suldalsposten is published in Sand.
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Sand is located in Rogaland, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 59.4847 latitude, 6.2511 longitude.
Sand has a population of approximately 1,245 people, making it a town in Norway.
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Full driving guide for Norway7 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
A 612 m waterfall cascading down the mountainside straight into Åkrafjorden beside the E134: CNN ranked it among the world's ten most beautiful falls, and you can admire it without leaving the car.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A 42km sheer-walled fjord framed by Pulpit Rock and Kjerag, threaded by a serpentine fjord-side road.
49 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
A spectacular Norwegian mountain road descending 900m through 27 hairpins and a spiral tunnel to the Lysefjord, near the famous Preikestolen cliff.
53 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A boulder wedged in a mountain crevice 984 metres above the Lysefjord, one of Norway's most thrilling photo opportunities.
53 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
A dramatic mountain road in Norway with 27 hairpin bends providing access to the famous Pulpit Rock viewpoint.
54 km · about 65 min drive
waterfall
Twin thundering torrents that crash under a six-arch stone bridge right beside the road near Odda.
55 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
A flat-topped cliff rising 604 meters above Lysefjorden, one of Norway's most iconic and thrilling viewpoints.
56 km · about 65 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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