Fredriksten festning

Fredriksten festning is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Søndre Stange varde stands 277 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Stortårnet, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
The story
Fredriksten is a fortress in the city of Halden in Halden Municipality, Østfold county, Norway.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1660s.
Wikidata Q1408884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stortårnet: 0.2 mi
- Minnesmerke over Karl XII: 0.2 mi
- Gyldenløve: 0.3 mi
- Hans Colbjörnsen: 0.3 mi
- Overberget: 0.4 mi
- Remmendalen naturreservat: 1.3 mi
- Kuskjæra biotopvernområde: 1.3 mi
- Store Danmarkskjær biotopvernområde: 3.8 mi
- Lilleøya naturreservat: 5.2 mi
- Brattås naturreservat: 6.3 mi
- Engevika: 1.6 mi
- Vanninga: 3.3 mi
- Sanderødstranda: 5.7 mi
- Svalerødkilen: 6.2 mi
- Kålvika: 7.2 mi
- Mossvikskullen: 2.2 mi
- Gøperødåsen: 2.3 mi
- Skårefjellet: 4.1 mi
- Skårefjell: 4.2 mi
- Kalfjell: 4.5 mi
- NORSK GJETEBUKK: 0.4 mi
- FAMILIEN: 0.4 mi
- GUTT og HUND: 0.7 mi
- Svinesundforbindelsen: 4.5 mi
- Generasjonsmotsetninger: 14.7 mi
- Busterudparken: 0.4 mi
- Solbakkparken: 0.7 mi
- Rødsberget: 0.7 mi
- Rødsparken: 1.1 mi
- Fjeldstad: 1.4 mi
- Sponvika skanse: 6.4 mi
- Fridtjof Nansen hotell: 8.6 mi
- Kjærbusten: 10.4 mi
- Bjørnstadskipet: 12.1 mi
- Storedalsanlegget: 12.6 mi
- Halden museum: 0.4 mi
- Rød herregård: 1.0 mi
- Sandbekk mølle: 11.3 mi
- Motor Museum: 12.2 mi
- Borgarsyssel museum: 14.6 mi
- Høgfossen: 10.8 mi
- Julsrud foss: 11.8 mi
- Kopperødfossen: 12.9 mi
- Skinnerfossen: 13.0 mi
- Sarpefossen: 14.3 mi
- Vanninga: 3.3 mi
- Budalsvika: 13.0 mi
- Rasteplass: 16.2 mi
- Skolehagen: 17.6 mi
- Pikesten fyr: 17.7 mi
- Odden: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Fredriksten festning. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Søndre Stange varde | NNE 13° | 277 m | 24.7 mi |
| Høge stang | E 100° | 275 m | 11.8 mi |
| Abbortjernåsen | ESE 103° | 261 m | 11.5 mi |
| Tangetjernfjellet | ESE 104° | 259 m | 12.4 mi |
| Geiteryggen | SE 127° | 258.7 m | 10.5 mi |
| Store Hiesten | N 7° | 250 m | 22.5 mi |
| Kuleåsen | ESE 122° | 248 m | 6.1 mi |
| Store Vedøfse | E 98° | 243 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:18 | 17:34 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 04:01 | 21:18 | 22:33 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:24 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 09:09 | 13:28 | 15:17 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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