Historic site · Norway
Deep Sea Driller
Deep Sea Driller is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Brossviksåta stands 722 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fedjemyrane landskapsvernområde, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Til minne om våre sjøfolk og oljearbeidere som mistet livet ved oljeplattformen Deep Sea Drillers havari utenfor Fedje den 1. mars 1976
How to reach it
Coordinates60.77969, 4.69735
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hammarsnuten: 6.5 mi
- Bjørnen: 7.2 mi
- Vardetua: 8.8 mi
- Storenipa: 12.2 mi
- Hellestveitnova: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Fedjemyrane landskapsvernområde: 1.1 mi
- Sekkjedalstjørn naturreservat: 1.8 mi
- Hellisøy naturreservat: 1.9 mi
- Vassøyane naturreservat: 7.2 mi
- Synnøy naturreservat: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Marøy kystfort: 7.4 mi
- Vågenes kystfort: 11.2 mi
- 15. Oktober 1944: 12.0 mi
- Olaf V: 14.2 mi
- Skjellanger fort: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Kinnefossen: 19.7 mi
- Hindefossen: 19.9 mi
- Lågefossen: 20.1 mi
- Fossen: 22.8 mi
- Grønfjellsfossen: 23.2 mi
Museums: 5
- Vestnorsk utvandringssenter, Museumssenteret i Hordaland: 13.6 mi
- Lyngheisenteret: 15.1 mi
- Lyngheisenteret: 15.1 mi
- Kystmuseet i Øygarden: 15.7 mi
- Herdla museum: 16.5 mi
Parks: 2
- Årvika friluftsområde: 9.2 mi
- Fossevatnet: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Nordre Merkeshaugen: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Trroll: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 1
- Bølgekraftverket: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Fjæra: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Deep Sea Driller. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brossviksåta | NE 41° | 722 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sleirsfjellet | ENE 65° | 549 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pollatinden | NNE 14° | 541 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sandvikfjellet | NNE 14° | 525 m | 23.3 mi |
| Selivarden | ESE 109° | 395 m | 21.0 mi |
| Skausnøya | ESE 104° | 363 m | 19.1 mi |
| Eldsfjellet - Varden | SE 138° | 334 m | 18.1 mi |
| Brakstadfjellet | SE 137° | 317.6 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 17:58 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:08 | 21:55 | 23:19 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:48 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 09:52 | — | 15:28 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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