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Bergenhus Festningsmuseum

Bergenhus Festningsmuseum from directly overhead

Bergenhus Festningsmuseum is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Hauggjelsvarden stands 673 m to the east-southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Troll Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.

Museum about WWII resistance, fortress history and women's role in armed forces; free entry

What to expect

Operated by
Norwegian Armed Forces Museum
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates60.39978, 5.32145

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Artworks
Museums: 55
Parks: 46
  • Koengen: 0.1 mi
  • Meyermarken: 0.4 mi
  • Fredriksberg park: 0.5 mi
  • Øvre Ole Bulls plass 1 AS: 0.5 mi
  • Nordnesparken: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 34
Waterfalls: 24
  • Bogstifossen: 2.4 mi
  • Urteigfossen: 7.2 mi
  • Fossen: 10.3 mi
  • Giljafossen: 10.3 mi
  • Gjerstadfossen: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Møhlenpris badeplass: 1.2 mi
  • Vollane: 2.9 mi
  • Nygardsvika friluftsområde: 5.6 mi
  • Skjoldbukta: 6.0 mi
  • Kollavågen: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Kletten: 7.7 mi
  • Juditslund: 7.8 mi
  • Stuperen: 7.8 mi
  • Bjørnemarken: 7.8 mi
  • Sekkeviken: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Geithelleren: 2.8 mi
  • Hakkstein: 7.1 mi
  • Skiphammaren: 7.2 mi
  • Balhammaren: 20.5 mi
  • Laddberget: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Bergenhus Festningsmuseum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HauggjelsvardenESE673 m3.7 mi
UlrikenSE643 m2.7 mi
GrønetuaENE642 m3.3 mi
VardeggaENE590 m3.1 mi
RundemanenENE568 m1.8 mi
BlåmanenE551 m1.4 mi
KvitebjørnenNNE484 m1.8 mi
LøvstakkenS477 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4217:5718:52
June solstice04:1021:5023:12
September equinox07:2318:4619:42
December solstice09:4513:0315:30

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/364189559

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