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Vægteren

Vægteren from directly overhead

Vægteren is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Tyriåsen stands 450 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Første Skoledag, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Built
1950

How to reach it

Coordinates59.26686, 10.40877

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Haugar: 0.2 mi
  • Lindahlplan: 0.2 mi
  • Minneparken: 0.2 mi
  • Stoltenbergparken: 0.3 mi
  • St. Olavs parken: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Rosanesstranda: 1.2 mi
  • Sandodden: 1.5 mi
  • Klopp: 2.4 mi
  • Rødstein strand: 2.6 mi
  • Hellastranda: 2.8 mi
Peaks
  • Kleivåsen: 4.0 mi
  • Vardåstoppen: 4.4 mi
  • Leirfjell: 5.1 mi
  • Tjuvåsen: 5.3 mi
  • Pålshavnåsen: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 55
Museums: 48
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mossefossen: 15.1 mi
  • Holmfoss: 15.7 mi
  • Ulefoss: 16.6 mi
  • Sjulstadfossen: 17.7 mi
  • Binganefossen: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 3
  • Grusveggen: 2.3 mi
  • Dragonfjellet: 15.0 mi
  • Odden: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Heisetra: 13.9 mi
  • Ruseberget: 14.0 mi
  • Lauvesetra: 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Andrineolla: 12.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Vægteren. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TyriåsenWNW 292°450 m15.9 mi
SnippaneNW 312°400 m16.4 mi
BrånafjellNW 304°399 m14.0 mi
JordstøypWSW 252°320 m17.1 mi
DalaåsenWNW 283°306 m13.3 mi
FlisefyrW 270°276 m12.4 mi
VardåsW 259°239 m11.8 mi
KalsrudåsenNNW 334°206 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:3818:32
June solstice04:0321:2322:39
September equinox07:0318:2819:21
December solstice09:1413:2815:20

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10554558509

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