Artwork · Norway
Hvalross
Hvalross is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Rypdalstinden stands 802 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bodø domkirke, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1960
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates67.28261, 14.38247
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Førståsen: 1.5 mi
- Pollfjellet: 1.6 mi
- Linken: 1.6 mi
- Rønvikfjellet: 1.7 mi
- Ramnfloget: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Brattforsan: 7.4 mi
- Valnesforsen: 7.8 mi
- Hopsfossen: 9.9 mi
- Forsan: 12.4 mi
- Nerforsen: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Kong Haakon 7.: 0.1 mi
- MS Erling Jarl: 0.2 mi
- Nyholmen skandse: 0.5 mi
- Monument av Prinsesse Ragnhild: 0.5 mi
- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter: 1.1 mi
Parks: 19
- Rådhusparken: 0.0 mi
- Solparken: 0.1 mi
- Kongeparken: 0.1 mi
- Gågateparken: 0.2 mi
- Østre Skolepark: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Straumøya naturreservat: 5.0 mi
- Seinesodden naturreservat: 5.1 mi
- Myrnesset naturreservat: 5.9 mi
- Skånland naturreservat: 7.4 mi
- Skjelstad naturreservat: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 17
- Fridthjov Anderssen: 0.0 mi
- Insomnia: 0.1 mi
- A kiss between cultures: 0.1 mi
- After School: 0.1 mi
- Havørnfamilien: 0.1 mi
Beaches: 16
- Bremnesstranda: 3.3 mi
- Finnset: 11.4 mi
- Svinnesfjæra: 13.6 mi
- Innersjøen: 13.7 mi
- Buviknaustan: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Flogan: 13.0 mi
- Øver-Ramnfloget: 14.3 mi
- Storfloget: 14.3 mi
- Ner-Ramnfloget: 14.4 mi
- Svefloget: 14.8 mi
Museums: 13
- Nordlandsmuseet: 0.1 mi
- Salmon Center Bodø: 0.2 mi
- Bodø Krigshistoriske museum: 0.8 mi
- Norsk Luftfartsmuseum: 0.9 mi
- Jektefartsmuseet: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 10
- Bodø domkirke: 0.0 mi
- Bodø rådhus: 0.0 mi
- Decomissioned radar: 1.0 mi
- Decomissioned radar: 1.0 mi
- Decommissioned Namsos airport tower: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Parkbenker: 0.5 mi
- Grill: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Ludvighagen: 2.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Hvalross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rypdalstinden | N 350° | 802 m | 9.3 mi |
| Kvigtinden | N 353° | 788 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sandviktinden | N 352° | 739 m | 8.5 mi |
| Stortind | SSE 147° | 709 m | 9.4 mi |
| Gjura | NNW 343° | 705 m | 8.6 mi |
| Falkflogfjellet | SSE 154° | 644 m | 9.0 mi |
| Navaren | N 356° | 632 m | 9.8 mi |
| Skaugtuva | NE 49° | 626 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:04 | 17:06 | 18:17 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 17:57 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 11:37 | — | 12:25 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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