- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 5.5 miles
- Vettakolltoppen419.2 m · 4.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 22:44local time
- Coordinates
- 59.9092, 10.7481
Merkur is a artwork, at a modelled 2 m. Vettakolltoppen stands 419 m to the north-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Børshagen, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
- Built
- 1911
- Material
- bronze
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Merkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vettakolltoppen | NNW 339° | 419.2 m | 4.7 mi |
| Vettakollen | NNW 340° | 419 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rishøgda | NNW 342° | 411 m | 5.5 mi |
| Linderudseterhøgdene | NNE 33° | 381.5 m | 5.2 mi |
| Grefsenkollen | NNE 29° | 380 m | 4.0 mi |
| Grefsenkollen øst | NNE 31° | 374 m | 4.0 mi |
| Holmenåsen | NW 323° | 373 m | 4.8 mi |
| Lachmannsfjell | NNE 26° | 364 m | 4.5 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Børshagen: 0.0 mi
- Paléhaven: 0.1 mi
- Grev Wedels plass: 0.2 mi
- Inger Munchs brygge: 0.4 mi
- Festningsplassen: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Bretagne: 0.0 mi
- Havnepromenaden infopunkt 10: Bjørvika: 0.1 mi
- Solen og Jorden: 0.1 mi
- Max Manus: 0.1 mi
- Skapning fra Iddefjord: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- KVINNEHUSET: 0.1 mi
- Norges Storting: 0.1 mi
- Diderich Hegermann: 0.1 mi
- Plata: 0.1 mi
- Kirsten Flagstad: 0.1 mi
Museums
- Småflaskemuseet: 0.2 mi
- Kreftforeningens Vitensenter: 0.2 mi
- Nordisk bibelmuseum: 0.3 mi
- Nasjonalmuseet - Arkitektur: 0.3 mi
- Munchmuseet: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Operahuset i Oslo: 0.2 mi
- Oslo rådhus: 0.5 mi
- D/S Alfen: 0.7 mi
- Vestbredden: 0.7 mi
- The Salmon Vitensenter: 0.9 mi
Beaches
- Sørenga Sjøbad: 0.6 mi
- Bekkelagsbadet: 2.1 mi
- Huk: 2.7 mi
- Huk naturiststrand: 2.8 mi
- Paradisbukta: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Nedre Foss: 1.0 mi
- Bjølsenfossen: 2.3 mi
- Møllefossen: 3.9 mi
- Granfossen: 4.1 mi
- Den hvite foss: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Kavringen naturreservat: 1.1 mi
- Bleikøya naturreservat: 1.3 mi
- Lindøya naturreservat: 1.6 mi
- Galteskjær biotopvernområde: 1.8 mi
- Store Herbern naturreservat: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- St. Hanshaugen: 1.3 mi
- Ryen varde: 2.0 mi
- Skøyenhaugen: 2.2 mi
- Brannfjell: 2.2 mi
- Speilen: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 39
- Hospitalhagen: 0.9 mi
- Vikinghagen: 0.9 mi
- Slåttemark: 0.9 mi
- Osloryggen: 0.9 mi
- Fjellhagen: 0.9 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Cowboyveggen: 3.7 mi
- Barnehageveggen: 3.7 mi
- Skådalsstupene: 4.6 mi
- Årvoll gruve: 5.0 mi
- Guddefjellet: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Piknikplen: 1.0 mi
- Sofienbergparken: 1.1 mi
- Bord: 1.6 mi
- Grillområde: 4.2 mi
- Masjørgengruva: 8.6 mi
Springs: 11
- Kilden: 6.9 mi
- Pipekvila: 9.1 mi
- Majorskilden: 9.6 mi
- Simensølla: 11.7 mi
- Olavskilden: 14.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:36 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 03:55 | 21:25 | 22:44 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:25 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 09:19 | 13:07 | 15:13 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
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