Historic site · Norway
German cruiser " Blücher" anchor
German cruiser " Blücher" anchor is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Villingstadåsen stands 356 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Badeparken, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
Sunk by Norwegian costal defence batteries in the Battle of Drøbak Sound on 9 April 1940
What the record says
- Inscription
- Blüchers anker Hevet av Oscarsborg festning venner med støtte fra: Direktør Einar Høvding A.S Norske Shell Oslo Havnevesen
How to reach it
Coordinates59.66580, 10.62614
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Badeparken: 0.0 mi
- Veisvingbatteriet: 0.4 mi
- Seiersten Festning: 0.7 mi
- Elle tåkeklokke, Drøbak: 1.4 mi
- Heer Skanse: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Drøbak båtforening Maritime samlinger: 0.2 mi
- O. B. Hansens Trykkerisamling: 0.2 mi
- Avistegnernes hus: 0.2 mi
- Follo museum: 0.7 mi
- Oscarsborg festningsmuseum: 0.8 mi
Beaches
- Parrstranda: 0.2 mi
- Glennestranda: 0.5 mi
- Torkilstranda: 1.2 mi
- Seilbrett-utsetting: 1.2 mi
- Skiphellebukta badeplass: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Småskjær fuglefredningsområde: 0.5 mi
- Storskjær naturreservat: 0.7 mi
- Grønsanddammen dyrefredningsområde: 1.6 mi
- Stakaskjær biotopvernområde: 1.9 mi
- Søndre Håøya naturreservat: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Sogstieika: 0.8 mi
- Sætre park: 3.7 mi
- Ellenbakken nedre: 4.9 mi
- Björns plass: 4.9 mi
- Ellenbakken øvre: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Lagåsen: 1.5 mi
- Varden: 2.0 mi
- Midtskogåsen: 3.1 mi
- Bjørnåsen: 3.3 mi
- Vardåsen: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 57
- Tømmerhoggeran: 0.7 mi
- Galleri Malla: 6.5 mi
- Optical illution wall: 7.2 mi
- Gjennom Landskap: 8.2 mi
- Lalla Carlsen: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 56
Gardens: 39
- Viftebedet: 4.9 mi
- Økohagen: 5.0 mi
- Den enkle hagen: 5.0 mi
- Prestegårdshagen: 11.3 mi
- Kullebund gård: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Hengefoss: 10.2 mi
- Sætrefossen: 11.2 mi
- Tveiterfossen: 15.3 mi
- Mossefossen: 15.7 mi
- Dryppet: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Åroskastet: 4.3 mi
- Fosildalen: 9.4 mi
- Trongkleiv: 11.0 mi
- Bjørnestupet: 11.4 mi
- Fjell: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Høgåsen: 10.4 mi
- Tomterdalen Jernstøperi: 13.2 mi
- picnic_table: 14.7 mi
- Grillområde: 15.5 mi
- Utebadet Drammensbadet: 15.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Majorskilden: 8.3 mi
- Pipekvila: 9.1 mi
- Kilden: 10.6 mi
- Jennys kilde: 16.5 mi
- Jutultønna: 16.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Fyrvokteren: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of German cruiser " Blücher" anchor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villingstadåsen | WNW 295° | 356 m | 8.4 mi |
| Herstadheia | WNW 292° | 342 m | 8.2 mi |
| Knivsfjell | SW 229° | 307 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kuven | W 279° | 306 m | 5.6 mi |
| Brentås | WNW 293° | 306 m | 7.9 mi |
| Kringlefjell | WNW 282° | 299 m | 6.5 mi |
| Geitmyråsen | WNW 289° | 270 m | 8.3 mi |
| Ebbestadkollen | WSW 253° | 268 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:21 | 17:36 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 03:58 | 21:24 | 22:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:26 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 09:17 | 13:16 | 15:15 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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