Attraction · Norway
Sponvika skanse
Sponvika skanse is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Høge stang stands 275 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mørvik fort, a historic site 1.0 miles away.
Former outpost of Fredriksten Fortress
The story
sconce in Halden, Norway
Dates from 1670s.
Wikidata Q121144685, matched on coordinates and name (68 m apart).
How to reach it
Coordinates59.08894, 11.22567
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Mørvik fort: 1.0 mi
- Hjelmkollen fort: 2.0 mi
- Til minne over de som falt under den 2. verdenskrig: 5.9 mi
- Rødberg Skansen: 5.9 mi
- Oscar Borg: 6.0 mi
Beaches
- Svalerødkilen: 1.2 mi
- Kålvika: 2.4 mi
- Kålvika: 2.5 mi
- Bergsmarkstranda: 2.5 mi
- Singløysand: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Røsnesåsen: 2.1 mi
- Mossvikskullen: 4.2 mi
- Botneveten: 6.6 mi
- Gøperødåsen: 7.6 mi
- Vetatoppen: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Haslau biotopvernområde: 2.5 mi
- Store Danmarkskjær biotopvernområde: 2.6 mi
- Hansemakerkilen naturreservat: 3.0 mi
- Bjørneskjær biotopvernområde: 3.6 mi
- Østre Rødskjær biotopvernområde: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 39
- Svinesundforbindelsen: 3.2 mi
- FAMILIEN: 6.1 mi
- NORSK GJETEBUKK: 6.2 mi
- GUTT og HUND: 6.2 mi
- Fortidens vitner: 9.3 mi
Parks: 35
- Rødsparken: 5.5 mi
- Rødsberget: 6.0 mi
- Solbakkparken: 6.1 mi
- Busterudparken: 6.3 mi
- Fjeldstad: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 22
- Kjærbusten: 7.3 mi
- Metaberget Bunker: 8.9 mi
- StenKunstHvaler: 9.3 mi
- Storedalsanlegget: 10.3 mi
- Helleristning: 10.3 mi
Museums: 20
- Rød herregård: 5.6 mi
- Halden museum: 6.3 mi
- Kystmuséet: 10.8 mi
- Glasshytta: 12.3 mi
- Gamlebyen Modelljernbanesenter: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Sarpefossen: 13.4 mi
- Julsrud foss: 15.6 mi
- Høgfossen: 16.8 mi
- Älgafallet: 17.9 mi
- Dritufoss: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Vanninga: 9.7 mi
- Rasteplass: 9.8 mi
- Budalsvika: 18.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Pikesten fyr: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Skolehagen: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Odden: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Sponvika skanse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Høge stang | E 90° | 275 m | 17.7 mi |
| Abbortjernåsen | E 92° | 261 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tangetjernfjellet | E 92° | 259 m | 18.1 mi |
| Geiteryggen | ESE 106° | 258.7 m | 15.1 mi |
| Kuleåsen | E 95° | 248 m | 11.3 mi |
| Store Vedøfse | E 87° | 243 m | 16.1 mi |
| Torsengeråsen | E 87° | 242 m | 16.6 mi |
| Vardåsen | E 97° | 240 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:19 | 17:35 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 04:02 | 21:18 | 22:34 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:24 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 09:09 | 13:30 | 15:18 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5131097319
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