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Ekkerøy fort

Ekkerøy fort from directly overhead

Ekkerøy fort is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Bealjáidčearru stands 634 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kjeldsenbruket, a museum 0.4 miles away. Varanger passes 0.9 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1941

How to reach it

Coordinates70.07155, 30.11252

Overlooks nearby

63 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Steinfjellet: 10.2 mi
  • Falkfjellet - Gielas: 12.8 mi
  • Devja: 13.3 mi
  • 345: 14.4 mi
  • Trondheimshøgda: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Innvandrermonumentet: 8.6 mi
  • Bugøen fort: 12.6 mi
  • Kvalneset fort: 12.7 mi
  • Kjelmø fort: 13.1 mi
  • Harald R.: 13.2 mi
Museums: 13
  • Kjeldsenbruket: 0.4 mi
  • Tuomainengården: 8.1 mi
  • Esbensengården: 8.1 mi
  • Vadsøya naturpark: 8.3 mi
  • Finnmarksbiblioteket: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Fossen: 5.6 mi
  • Hengebrofossen: 6.1 mi
  • Falkorfossen: 7.7 mi
  • Lillefossen: 8.1 mi
  • Fossen: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • I Galleri: 8.7 mi
  • Kulefamilien: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Fuglefjellet Floget: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Могильник старых двигателей / Cemetery of old combustion engines (visible at low tide): 8.5 mi
Parks: 1
  • Skogsholmjordet: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Vestersand: 13.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ekkerøy fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BealjáidčearruNNW 332°634 m22.5 mi
Skipskølen - BealjáidčearruNNW 329°596 m24.4 mi
KjøltindanNNW 334°591 m19.8 mi
Falkfjellet - GielasNNW 331°545 m12.8 mi
UhcitNNW 346°528 m17.4 mi
GáranascohkkaWSW 241°497 m17.9 mi
GaskkamusN 350°489 m16.9 mi
RavntindenWSW 249°468 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox05:0115:5417:15
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox05:3916:4718:08
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5455659232

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