Skip to content

Grødem kystfort

Grødem kystfort from directly overhead

Grødem kystfort is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Jødestadfjellet stands 330 m to the southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Varen, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ryfylke passes 10 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1940-1945

How to reach it

Coordinates59.01095, 5.65565
  • 10.2 mi off the Ryfylke, National
  • 16.9 mi off the Jæren, National

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • KNM Æger: 2.3 mi
  • Hundvåg fort: 2.4 mi
  • WWII German gun site: 2.6 mi
  • Viste kirkeruiner: 2.6 mi
  • Vistekirken middelalder: 2.6 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Varen: 1.3 mi
  • Høyehaugen: 1.6 mi
  • Soknahodnet: 2.9 mi
  • Byhaugen: 3.1 mi
  • Buøy: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Trollskogen: 2.1 mi
  • Speidermarka: 3.0 mi
  • Gramstadhaugen: 3.3 mi
  • Rudlå: 3.6 mi
  • Hertervigs plass: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 42
Artworks
Cliffs: 40
Beaches: 25
  • Møllebukta: 4.8 mi
  • Rosenli-stranden: 5.3 mi
  • Emmaus-stranden: 5.3 mi
  • Godalen: 5.3 mi
  • Strand: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Hålandsvannet Leikvoll: 2.5 mi
  • Hålandsvannet Håland: 2.5 mi
  • Tanken: 4.0 mi
  • Langøy: 4.0 mi
  • Smilehålå: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Fossane: 5.9 mi
  • Storåsfoss: 15.7 mi
  • Kustifossen: 16.0 mi
  • Fossen: 17.7 mi
  • Migaren: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 1
  • Groom-brønnen: 3.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Grødem kystfort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JødestadfjelletSE330 m9.0 mi
SørafjelletSE300 m8.4 mi
HøgafjellSE291 m8.2 mi
FlatafjelletSE275 m8.5 mi
LifjellSE260 m7.9 mi
HodnefjellNE234 m5.5 mi
VikefjelletNNE217 m6.2 mi
RamnafjelletSSE203 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4117:5718:51
June solstice04:2521:4022:55
September equinox07:2218:4719:40
December solstice09:3113:5415:41

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7418126920

More historic sites in Norway

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Grødem kystfort.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens