Christiansholm festning
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Christiansholm festning is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Hesteheia stands 300 m to the northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Otterdalsparken, a park 0.1 miles away.
The story
Christiansholm Fortress (Norwegian: Christiansholm festning) was a Norwegian fortress built to defend the city of Kristiansand (historically spelled Christianssand).
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1672.
Wikidata Q4993413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Johan Christian Heuch: 0.3 mi
- Kuholmen batteri: 0.5 mi
- Nordre Batteri: 0.5 mi
- Frihetsvarden: 2.9 mi
- Sumatra batteri: 2.9 mi
- Kristiansand kommuneskog dyrelivsfredning: 1.6 mi
- Kjosbukta naturreservat: 2.7 mi
- Skjede naturreservat: 2.9 mi
- Svingervann naturreservat: 3.6 mi
- Skråstadheia naturreservat: 4.0 mi
- Hellerstønuten: 2.0 mi
- Bliksheia: 2.3 mi
- Den omvendte båt: 3.1 mi
- Øyliheia: 3.2 mi
- Gråmannen: 3.5 mi
- Posebyen: 0.4 mi
- Lille Kjeragbolten: 3.3 mi
- Observasjonspost fra første verdenskrig: 4.4 mi
- Gibbon: 5.6 mi
- Elg: 5.6 mi
- Garverifossen: 5.7 mi
- Storefoss: 6.6 mi
- Søgnefossen: 7.1 mi
- Hallandsfossen: 7.9 mi
- Kvernhusfossen: 8.1 mi
- Sektor 1: 0.3 mi
- Sektor 2: 0.3 mi
- Sektor 3: 0.3 mi
- Cruiceveggen: 0.8 mi
- Piratveggen: 0.8 mi
- Odderøya Museumshavn: 0.3 mi
- Stiftelsen Arkivet: 0.8 mi
- Gimle gård: 1.0 mi
- Naturmuseum og botanisk hage Universitetet i Agder: 1.0 mi
- Kristiansand museum: 1.6 mi
- Bystranda: 0.2 mi
- Galgebergtangen: 0.6 mi
- Bertesbukta: 1.0 mi
- Søm: 1.9 mi
- Paradisbukta: 2.8 mi
- Otterdalsparken: 0.1 mi
- Gravaneparken: 0.3 mi
- Wergelandsparken: 0.3 mi
- Børsparken: 0.4 mi
- Stener Heyerdahls park: 0.5 mi
- Murane: 5.5 mi
- Kosevika friområde: 7.4 mi
- kommodeskuffa: 20.5 mi
- Bestemor: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Christiansholm festning. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesteheia | NW 313° | 300 m | 7.6 mi |
| Vehusknausen | NW 320° | 285 m | 7.7 mi |
| Slettehei | N 354° | 277 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bjønnåsen | NNW 330° | 258 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ureheia | NW 306° | 250 m | 6.4 mi |
| Baleheia | N 357° | 245 m | 6.5 mi |
| Tereleigsåsen | NW 312° | 243 m | 6.5 mi |
| Linnåsen | W 265° | 235 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:49 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:24 | 21:26 | 22:37 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:39 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 09:14 | 14:03 | 15:39 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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