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Sit in Sight

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Sit in Sight is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Skimten stands 554 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Holmennokken, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

In her public projects, Hilde Aagaard engages popular sites frequented by large numbers of people, which through her subtle, minimal intervention come to be enjoyed in a new way.

What the record says

Built
2011-08-20
Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates59.73851, 10.21651

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Holmennokken: 0.0 mi
  • Bragernes strand: 0.1 mi
  • Gyldenløves Plass: 0.2 mi
  • Bragernes strand: 0.3 mi
  • Mads Wiels plass: 0.3 mi
Beaches
  • Bragernes strand: 0.1 mi
  • Grua: 1.4 mi
  • Glasstranda: 2.2 mi
  • Knivestranda: 2.9 mi
  • Hyggenstranda: 5.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Cappelens Nye Sjøbod: 0.2 mi
  • Cappelengården: 0.2 mi
  • Lærumgården: 0.2 mi
  • Gildehallen: 0.2 mi
  • Paus&Paus: 0.2 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Strøtvedtåsen: 1.1 mi
  • Varden: 1.3 mi
  • Nordbykollen: 1.7 mi
  • Haukås: 1.7 mi
  • Villåsen: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 50
  • Hengefoss: 7.2 mi
  • Sætrefossen: 8.6 mi
  • Høgfossen: 9.5 mi
  • Høgfossen: 9.9 mi
  • Solbergfossen: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 38
Cliffs: 19
  • Tverråsen: 4.2 mi
  • Tverråsen: 4.4 mi
  • Tverråsen: 4.6 mi
  • Damtjern: 5.0 mi
  • Tverråsen: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Springs: 9
  • Jutultønna: 1.7 mi
  • Jennys kilde: 1.8 mi
  • Kilden: 16.5 mi
  • Simensølla: 18.2 mi
  • Majorskilden: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Sit in Sight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkimtenNNW 329°554 m5.3 mi
TverråsenNW 323°546 m5.3 mi
StorsteinsfjellNNW 342°540 m5.2 mi
GruvåsenW 265°412 m3.7 mi
HaukåsWSW 237°349 m1.7 mi
VardåsenSE 145°349 m4.4 mi
ReistadåsenNE 41°334 m4.4 mi
RisdalsåsenSSW 201°332 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:3818:33
June solstice03:5921:2622:45
September equinox07:0418:2819:22
December solstice09:1913:1515:16

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7141564351

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