Artwork · Norway
Backersøstrene
Backersøstrene is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Hvittingen stands 404 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Nysgjerring, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates59.48770, 10.31799
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Nysgjerring: 0.0 mi
- Tom ”Finger'n” Stensnes 282,16 kg: 0.1 mi
- Vikingskipet: 0.1 mi
- Torsken: 0.2 mi
- Nils Kjær: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Aluminiummuseet: 0.1 mi
- Holmestrand museum: 0.3 mi
- Olav og Emma Duuns hus «Fjellvang»: 1.4 mi
- Berger museum: 4.4 mi
- Våle prestegård: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Dulpen: 0.4 mi
- Hvitsteintoppen: 0.7 mi
- Borgenparken: 0.7 mi
- Hagemannsparken: 0.7 mi
- Mistel Park: 0.8 mi
Beaches
- Dulpen: 0.4 mi
- Sølehølet: 2.7 mi
- Hagasand: 3.4 mi
- Sandobrygga badeplass: 3.6 mi
- Leinastranda: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Mulåsen naturreservat: 1.3 mi
- Gåserumpa naturreservat: 2.0 mi
- Langøya naturreservat: 2.3 mi
- Bjørkøya naturreservat: 2.3 mi
- Tangenbekken naturreservat: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Solumsåsen: 2.5 mi
- Liglaneren: 3.8 mi
- Kalsrudåsen: 3.8 mi
- Høgås: 3.8 mi
- Borgaren: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Høgås Alpinsenter: 3.6 mi
- Tordenskioldeika: 6.1 mi
- KNM Blink: 7.3 mi
- KNM Utstein: 7.3 mi
- Polarskipet Maud: 8.0 mi
Historic sites
- Grethe Kausland: 7.6 mi
- Mine: 8.9 mi
- Svelvik befestninger: 9.5 mi
- Elias Kræmmer: 9.6 mi
- Biørn Biørnstad: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Dragonfjellet: 10.8 mi
- Åroskastet: 15.9 mi
- Grusveggen: 17.1 mi
- Trongkleiv: 21.0 mi
- Fosildalen: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Mossefossen: 12.8 mi
- Sjulstadfossen: 14.9 mi
- Ulefoss: 18.7 mi
- Trollfoss: 19.0 mi
- Hengefoss: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 8
- Kristinas hage: 9.3 mi
- Asgard: 9.3 mi
- Alby: 11.2 mi
- Strømsøhagen: 17.5 mi
- Økohagen: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Ruseberget: 2.0 mi
- Høgåsen: 16.4 mi
- Utebadet Drammensbadet: 17.6 mi
- Heisetra: 18.3 mi
- Velplassen: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Andrineolla: 15.9 mi
- Jutultønna: 19.3 mi
- Jennys kilde: 19.4 mi
- Majorskilden: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Fyrvokteren: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Backersøstrene. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hvittingen | NW 314° | 404 m | 5.9 mi |
| Snippane | WSW 244° | 400 m | 9.9 mi |
| Seteråsen | N 7° | 396 m | 9.6 mi |
| Storås | N 0° | 380 m | 10.5 mi |
| Kjeksrødhvittingen | NW 316° | 340 m | 6.6 mi |
| Trestikelåsen | N 359° | 333.6 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sveltleinåsen | N 354° | 330.1 m | 10.8 mi |
| Tyriåsen | NW 318° | 316 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:22 | 17:38 | 18:32 |
| June solstice | 04:01 | 21:24 | 22:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:28 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 09:17 | 13:23 | 15:18 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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