Gruve 1A Amerikagruva
Gruve 1A Amerikagruva is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Møysalen stands 1,148 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is John Munro Longyear memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away.
Gruven er den første som ble opprettet i Longyearbyen. Oppfaring startet i 1906 av det amerikanske firmaet Arctic Coal Company; selve kullproduksjonen ble iverksatt i 1908/1909
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sukkertoppen: 1.0 mi
- Trollsteinen: 3.5 mi
- Nordenskiöld Fjellet: 3.6 mi
- Lars Hiertafjellet: 3.7 mi
- Adventtoppen: 4.0 mi
- John Munro Longyear memorial: 0.3 mi
- Taubanesentralen: 0.5 mi
- Gruve 1B: 1.0 mi
- Operasion Fritham: 21.3 mi
- ship gun: 21.9 mi
- Svalbard Husky: 0.6 mi
- Polar bear road sign: 0.8 mi
- Isgrotta på Longyearbreen: 3.5 mi
- Svalbard Husky: 5.1 mi
- Sjampanjeglass: 5.9 mi
- Polar Bear: 0.8 mi
- Perpetual Repercussion: 2.0 mi
- Perpetual Repercussion: 2.0 mi
- Signboard: 2.5 mi
- The Mail Coach: 22.3 mi
- WildPhoto Travel: 0.7 mi
- Svalbard Museum: 0.8 mi
- North Pole Expedition Museum: 0.9 mi
- Hyperittfossen: 12.6 mi
- Frozen waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Gåsøyane fuglereservat: 18.6 mi
- Boulder-stones!: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Gruve 1A Amerikagruva. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Møysalen | ESE 113° | 1,148 m | 15.5 mi |
| Skolten | ESE 107° | 1,130 m | 15.7 mi |
| Helvetiafjellet | E 89° | 1,079 m | 9.1 mi |
| Møysalen | ESE 112° | 1,060 m | 14.8 mi |
| Nordenskiöld Fjellet | SW 223° | 1,051 m | 3.6 mi |
| Håbergnuten | SSW 208° | 1,031 m | 6.0 mi |
| Karl Bayfjellet | SSE 167° | 1,022 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ringdalsfjellet | S 181° | 1,006 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:54 | 15:57 | 18:18 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 16:57 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Arctic/Longyearbyen).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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