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Hundevakta

Hundevakta from directly overhead

Hundevakta is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Festøykollen stands 912 m to the south-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bybrannmonumentet i Alesund, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates62.47525, 6.15436

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kniven: 0.4 mi
  • Aksla: 0.4 mi
  • Storhaugen: 0.4 mi
  • Rundskue: 0.8 mi
  • Skolefjellet: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 37
Waterfalls: 32
  • Fossane: 8.3 mi
  • Trollfossen: 9.9 mi
  • Fossane: 12.5 mi
  • Storfossen: 12.6 mi
  • Ljøsafossen: 12.6 mi
Museums: 20
Beaches: 12
  • Parrvika: 1.1 mi
  • Tueneset: 1.9 mi
  • Gjerdesanden: 3.7 mi
  • Blimsanden: 7.0 mi
  • Overasanden: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 10
Parks: 6
  • Byparken: 0.2 mi
  • Museumsparken: 0.2 mi
  • Brusdalshagen: 0.7 mi
  • Kanalparken: 6.8 mi
  • Hamneparken: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Benkane: 4.3 mi
  • Gjølevatnet: 4.5 mi
  • Setsdemma: 10.9 mi
  • Rødstøl's Plass: 19.2 mi
  • Straumsdalen: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • ingrids Glassverksted: 0.2 mi
  • Brudeegget: 0.2 mi
  • Hjørundfjorden: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Hundevakta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
FestøykollenSSE 147°912.1 m9.3 mi
GamlemsvetenNE 37°790 m8.6 mi
Vardane, TverrfjelletS 175°776 m4.3 mi
TverrbotshornetNE 49°749 m8.3 mi
TverrfjelletNE 49°744 m8.7 mi
RundehornetS 171°727 m4.1 mi
SulebakkhornetS 188°661 m4.6 mi
GrøthornetS 188°650 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3817:5018:49
June solstice03:3822:0123:38
September equinox07:1918:4019:39
December solstice10:06—15:03

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10891753094

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