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Ellen Utnes plass

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Looking north from Ellen Utnes plass. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Ellen Utnes plass sits at 219 ft elevation along the Hardanger byway, with terrain dropping 219 ft within 600 m of the site. The overlook faces north, and Hardangerbrua is visible to the north-northwest at a distance of 0.4 mi. The Vallaviktunnelen rundkjøring lies further along the same north-northwest direction, at 1.2 mi and 1,250 ft elevation. To the north, Midtfjell rises to 4,081 ft, 2.3 mi from the overlook. Daylight hours vary through the year: around the June solstice, sunrise comes at 04:04 and sunset at 23:07, giving an extended period of light. At the December solstice, sunrise is at 09:40 and sunset at 15:23, a much shorter span. The equinoxes fall closer to twelve-hour days, with sunrise at 06:36 and sunset at 18:46 in March, and sunrise at 07:17 and sunset at 19:36 in September. This lookout follows Vikedalsnebbet along the route.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
219 ft
View
North · 0°
Relief
219 ft drop
In view
3 named features
Hardanger bridge, Norway, under construction
Bengt-Inge Larsson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
MF Sognefjord i rute Bruravik-Brimnes. Bygging av Hardangerbrua i bakgrunnen.
Harald Sætre · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Construction of Hardangerbrua year 2012: Opening of the bridge on 17 August 2013
qwesy qwesy · CC BY 3.0 · source
Hardanger Bridge - 2013.08
rheins · CC BY 3.0 · source
Automatic Number Plate Recognition(ANPR) equipment in the Butunnelen near the Hardangerbridge in Bjotveit, Norway, Used for toll collection.
LudvikaSweden Photography · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Fahrt von Geilo nach Bergen (Tag 3) auf der Fähre zwischen Brimnes und Bruravik im <a href=" http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eidfjord_(Meeresarm) " rel="noreferrer nofollow">Eidfjord</a>, der östlichste Arm des <a href=" http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardangerfjord " rel="noreferrer nofol
Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Hardangerbrua0 ftnorth-northwest · 0.4 mi
  • Vallaviktunnelen rundkjøring1,250 ftnorth-northwest · 1.2 mi
  • Midtfjell4,081 ftnorth · 2.3 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:3618:4617:50
June solstice04:0423:0721:44
September equinox07:1719:3618:40
December solstice09:4015:2312:50

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How high is Ellen Utnes plass?

Ellen Utnes plass sits at about 219 feet (67 m).

What can you see from Ellen Utnes plass?

From Ellen Utnes plass: Hardangerbrua (NNW, 0.4 mi); Vallaviktunnelen rundkjøring (NNW, 1.2 mi); Midtfjell (N, 2.3 mi).

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