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Broken Column

Broken Column from directly overhead

Broken Column is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Jødestadfjellet stands 330 m to the southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kors fra tjelta i Sola omkring år 1000, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ryfylke passes 9.7 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates58.96450, 5.73262

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Erling Skjalgsson: 0.0 mi
  • Leiv Isaksen: 0.1 mi
  • Overlege Alex Cappelen: 0.1 mi
  • Asbjørn Kloster: 0.2 mi
  • Utvandrermonumentet: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • Rektor Steens plass: 0.2 mi
  • Tivolifjellet: 0.2 mi
  • Sven Oftedals plass: 0.2 mi
  • Olavkjellå: 0.3 mi
  • St. Svithuns plass: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Vålandspibå: 0.5 mi
  • Storhaug: 0.6 mi
  • Varden: 0.8 mi
  • Gramstadhaugen: 0.9 mi
  • Byhaugen: 1.3 mi
Cliffs: 58
Attractions: 43
Beaches: 21
  • Godalen: 1.1 mi
  • Emmaus-stranden: 1.2 mi
  • Rosenli-stranden: 1.3 mi
  • Møllebukta: 2.7 mi
  • Strand: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Tanken: 3.2 mi
  • Langøy: 3.2 mi
  • Hålandsvannet Leikvoll: 3.4 mi
  • Hålandsvannet Håland: 3.8 mi
  • Gapahuken: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Fossane: 8.8 mi
  • Kustifossen: 13.2 mi
  • Storåsfoss: 13.7 mi
  • Fossen: 13.7 mi
  • Migaren: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 1
  • Groom-brønnen: 0.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Broken Column. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JødestadfjelletSE 146°330 m4.8 mi
DalsnutenSSE 158°323 m5.3 mi
SørafjelletSSE 147°300 m4.2 mi
HøgafjellSE 141°291 m4.0 mi
FlatafjelletSSE 153°277 m4.5 mi
FlatafjelletSSE 150°275 m4.3 mi
LifjellSSE 147°260 m3.7 mi
KjerdalsfjelletSSE 150°249 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4017:5718:50
June solstice04:2521:3922:54
September equinox07:2218:4719:40
December solstice09:3013:5515:41

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/459504331

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