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Frihetsvarden

Frihetsvarden from directly overhead

Frihetsvarden is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Hesteheia stands 300 m to the north-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sumatra batteri, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Frihetsvarden. Reist av Hans Kielland i 1814 i glede over fred og frihet i Norge. Sprengt under 2. verdenskrig. Gjenreist av Inge Høy sr. i 2002 med håp om varig fred.

How to reach it

Coordinates58.10323, 7.98538

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kastensfjell: 1.0 mi
  • Topp 35,3moh: 1.1 mi
  • Refskniven: 1.1 mi
  • Blåbærheia: 1.1 mi
  • Topp: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 46
Waterfalls: 41
  • Søgnefossen: 5.5 mi
  • Garverifossen: 8.4 mi
  • Storefoss: 9.1 mi
  • Mandalsfossen: 10.6 mi
  • Fossen: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Hvalen på Skarkeheia: 2.2 mi
  • Lek: 2.7 mi
  • Sammenkrøkt: 2.7 mi
  • Krukke: 2.7 mi
  • Nupenanlegget: 2.8 mi
Museums: 34
  • Bredalsholmen dokk og fartøyvernsenter: 0.5 mi
  • Kanonmuseet: 1.1 mi
  • Bragdøya Kystkultursenter: 1.2 mi
  • Historielagets Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Odderøya Museumshavn: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 30
  • Veten: 1.5 mi
  • LOS-klippen: 1.7 mi
  • Bananveggen: 2.0 mi
  • Piratveggen: 2.1 mi
  • Cruiceveggen: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 26
  • Bystranda: 3.1 mi
  • Galgebergtangen: 3.1 mi
  • Bertesbukta: 3.4 mi
  • Søm: 4.3 mi
  • Farvannet badeplass: 5.3 mi
Parks: 19
Picnic sites: 4
  • Murane: 2.6 mi
  • Kosevika friområde: 5.4 mi
  • kommodeskuffa: 18.5 mi
  • Bestemor: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Frihetsvarden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HesteheiaNNW300 m9.4 mi
VehusknausenNNW285 m9.7 mi
SletteheiN277 m8.7 mi
UreheiaNW250 m8.0 mi
BaleheiaN245 m9.3 mi
TereleigsåsenNNW243 m8.3 mi
LinnåsenWNW235 m7.7 mi
Den omvendte båtN234 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:4918:41
June solstice04:2421:2622:37
September equinox07:1318:3919:31
December solstice09:1414:0415:40

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12798616118

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