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Frihetsstøtta på Ørje

Frihetsstøtta på Ørje from directly overhead

Frihetsstøtta på Ørje is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Viktjernhøgda stands 331 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Haldenvassdragets Kanalmuseum, a museum 0.3 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1834
Material
Soapstone
Inscription
Denne Sten er reist Til Minde om Friheden af den 17. Mai og Foreningen d 4. NOVB. 1814 AF ET FRIT FOLKS KJÆRLIGHED TIL DETS FORFATNING.
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Coordinates59.48047, 11.65985
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • sailing boat painted on rock: 7.1 mi
  • Mysen: 12.4 mi
  • GAVE TIL EIDSBERG KOMMUNE 1986: 12.4 mi
  • Johan Volden: 12.6 mi
  • B: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 50
Historic sites: 49
  • Ole Bruås: 9.8 mi
  • Heggin: 12.4 mi
  • Vardebakken: 12.6 mi
  • PROFESSOR THEOL. OG SOGNEPREST JACOBNICOLAJ WILSE 1735-1801: 12.6 mi
  • Mysen kirke: 12.6 mi
Peaks: 45
Waterfalls: 35
  • Rudsfossen: 1.1 mi
  • Svartevannsfossen: 2.6 mi
  • Bernhusfossen: 4.0 mi
  • Perefoss: 4.5 mi
  • Torvtjernfossen: 4.7 mi
Museums: 27
  • Haldenvassdragets Kanalmuseum: 0.3 mi
  • Ørje Gamle veistasjon: 0.7 mi
  • Rakkestad bygdetun: 11.5 mi
  • Hjemmefrontmuseet, Rakkestad: 11.6 mi
  • Strømsfoss mølle: 12.3 mi
Parks: 22
  • Måsan ungdomspark: 12.4 mi
  • Mysen Torg: 12.7 mi
  • Kittaparken: 18.6 mi
  • Kulturparken / Badeparken: 18.7 mi
  • Guderudparken: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Lundebyvannet badeplass: 7.7 mi
  • Sandstangen: 19.3 mi
  • Sandstangen: 19.4 mi
  • Badestrand: 20.5 mi
  • Løvøya: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Bröderna Ivanssons Bilskrot - Båstnäs Bilkyrkogård: 10.3 mi
  • Nisseklemma: 12.1 mi
  • Reduiten: 12.4 mi
  • Holleby gods: 21.4 mi
  • SOL Hytta: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Vanninga: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ViktjernhøgdaNW 326°331 m19.0 mi
Nordre Stange vardeW 273°290 m3.8 mi
Søndre Stange vardeWSW 258°277 m3.9 mi
Spydeberg vardeWNW 287°257 m23.9 mi
Store HiestenWSW 248°250 m6.9 mi
VardeåsenNW 304°236 m20.0 mi
SlottsåsenWNW 301°232 m23.4 mi
RøysåsW 279°230 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1717:3318:27
June solstice03:5621:1922:36
September equinox06:5818:2219:16
December solstice09:1113:1715:13

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9369965119

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