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Kong Haakon VII

Kong Haakon VII from directly overhead

Kong Haakon VII is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Hauggjelsvarden stands 673 m to the east-southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kanoner, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates60.40054, 5.31625

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Kristkirketomten: 0.0 mi
  • Håkon Håkonssons ringmur: 0.1 mi
  • Ruiner av Solaret: 0.1 mi
  • Håkon Håkonssons andre steinhall: 0.1 mi
  • Bergenhus festning: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Museums: 55
Parks: 46
  • Koengen: 0.1 mi
  • Fredriksberg park: 0.4 mi
  • Meyermarken: 0.5 mi
  • Nordnesparken: 0.5 mi
  • Øvre Ole Bulls plass 1 AS: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 34
Waterfalls: 23
  • Bogstifossen: 2.6 mi
  • Urteigfossen: 7.3 mi
  • Fossen: 10.3 mi
  • Giljafossen: 10.4 mi
  • Gjerstadfossen: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Møhlenpris badeplass: 1.3 mi
  • Vollane: 2.8 mi
  • Nygardsvika friluftsområde: 5.8 mi
  • Skjoldbukta: 6.1 mi
  • Kollavågen: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Kletten: 7.8 mi
  • Juditslund: 7.8 mi
  • Stuperen: 7.9 mi
  • Bjørnemarken: 7.9 mi
  • Sekkeviken: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Geithelleren: 2.9 mi
  • Hakkstein: 7.2 mi
  • Skiphammaren: 7.3 mi
  • Balhammaren: 20.7 mi
  • Laddberget: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Kong Haakon VII. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HauggjelsvardenESE673 m3.9 mi
UlrikenESE643 m2.9 mi
GrønetuaENE642 m3.4 mi
VardeggaENE590 m3.3 mi
RundemanenENE568 m1.9 mi
BlåmanenE551 m1.6 mi
KvitebjørnenNNE484 m1.8 mi
LøvstakkenS477 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4217:5718:52
June solstice04:1021:5023:12
September equinox07:2318:4619:42
December solstice09:4513:0315:30

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2956171041

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