Attraction · Norway
Spiralen
Spiralen is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Skimten stands 554 m to the north-northwest, 4.3 miles off.
A road tunnel that winds up six and a half times around an axis and is 1650 metres (5410 ft) long. Starts at 50 m a.s.l. ends at 213.
What the record says
- Built
- 1961
How to reach it
Coordinates59.75110, 10.19789
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Thorleif Haug: 0.2 mi
- Krigsminnesmerke: Falne fra 2. verdenskrig: 0.2 mi
- Gaver fra Drammens vennskapsbyer: 0.3 mi
- Bragernes kirke: 0.4 mi
- Thunes Legat: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- De syv tårn: 0.3 mi
- Sfæren: 0.3 mi
- Egget: 0.3 mi
- Utskåret med motorsag: 0.4 mi
- Torgeir Vraa: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Friluftsmuseet: 0.3 mi
- Friluftsmuseet: 0.4 mi
- Numedalstunet Friluftsmuseet: 0.4 mi
- Langedragsetra: 0.4 mi
- Halling og Krødsheradtunet: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Drammen park: 0.4 mi
- Elveplassen: 0.4 mi
- Gamle kirkeplass: 0.4 mi
- Portalen park: 0.6 mi
- Høytorget: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Varden: 0.4 mi
- Strøtvedtåsen: 0.7 mi
- Risåsnappen: 0.7 mi
- Villåsen: 0.7 mi
- Nord for Svarttjern: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Grua: 0.6 mi
- Bragernes strand: 1.0 mi
- Glasstranda: 3.3 mi
- Knivestranda: 4.0 mi
- Hagatjern badeplass: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Austadmarka naturreservat: 2.7 mi
- Strykenåsen naturreservat: 4.3 mi
- Solbergfjellet naturreservat: 5.1 mi
- Rismyr naturreservat: 5.1 mi
- Bremsa naturreservat: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 51
- Hengefoss: 7.6 mi
- Høgfossen: 8.5 mi
- Sætrefossen: 8.8 mi
- Høgfossen: 9.3 mi
- Solbergfossen: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 38
- Strømsøhagen: 1.2 mi
- Øverland Arboret: 17.5 mi
- Solfrid Cristinas rosehave: 17.6 mi
- Viftebedet: 20.7 mi
- Den enkle hagen: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Tverråsen: 3.2 mi
- Tverråsen: 3.4 mi
- Tverråsen: 3.5 mi
- Tverråsen: 4.0 mi
- Tverråsen: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Utebadet Drammensbadet: 1.1 mi
- Høgåsen: 5.6 mi
- picnic_table: 8.9 mi
- Velplassen: 9.4 mi
- Ole Einars Plass: 17.2 mi
Springs: 9
- Jutultønna: 0.7 mi
- Jennys kilde: 0.7 mi
- Kilden: 16.8 mi
- Simensølla: 17.7 mi
- Olavskilden: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Spiralen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skimten | NNW 330° | 554 m | 4.3 mi |
| Tverråsen | NW 323° | 546 m | 4.2 mi |
| Storsteinsfjell | NNW 347° | 540 m | 4.2 mi |
| Solbergvarden | WNW 290° | 531 m | 5.7 mi |
| Damhaugen | NW 306° | 435 m | 5.0 mi |
| Gruvåsen | WSW 248° | 412 m | 3.2 mi |
| Haukås | SSW 203° | 349 m | 1.9 mi |
| Vardåsen | SE 144° | 349 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:23 | 17:38 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 03:59 | 21:26 | 22:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:28 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 09:20 | 13:15 | 15:16 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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