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Kvarven fort

Kvarven fort is a historic site, at a recorded elevation of 165 m. Rundemanen stands 568 m to the east-northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is cannon, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Kvarven Fort was a mountain fort strategically located by the main shipping channel of the Byfjorden leading to Bergen, Norway.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1895.

Wikidata Q6449654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
165 m

How to reach it

Coordinates60.39624, 5.24151

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • Kvarven kystfort: 0.0 mi
  • Åsen batteri (Olsvik batteri): 1.0 mi
  • Falne fra Laksevåg 1929 - 45: 1.3 mi
  • Heksesteinen: 2.2 mi
  • Christian F. L. Campbell Andersen: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Ørnefjellet: 0.9 mi
  • Tempelet: 1.1 mi
  • Noven: 1.4 mi
  • Dyrdalstoppen: 1.5 mi
  • Grøntua: 1.5 mi
Museums: 56
Parks: 48
  • Bellonaparken: 1.1 mi
  • Vatnavatnet Park: 1.1 mi
  • Nordnesparken: 2.1 mi
  • Laksevågparken: 2.1 mi
  • Håsteinarparken: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 38
  • Kvarven lyskasterbatteri: 0.4 mi
  • Olsvik luftvernbatteri: 1.0 mi
  • Klampevik forsvarsverk: 1.1 mi
  • Nygård luftvernbatteri: 1.4 mi
  • Magic Ice Bar Bergen: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Bogstifossen: 5.1 mi
  • Urteigfossen: 9.5 mi
  • Giljafossen: 12.3 mi
  • Fossen: 12.4 mi
  • Gjerstadfossen: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Møhlenpris badeplass: 3.0 mi
  • Vollane: 4.0 mi
  • Kollavågen: 5.6 mi
  • Kollevåg badestrand: 5.9 mi
  • Skjoldbukta: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Kletten: 8.4 mi
  • Bjørnemarken: 8.5 mi
  • Stuekaien: 8.5 mi
  • Stuperen: 8.5 mi
  • Sekkeviken: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Geithelleren: 4.9 mi
  • Skiphammaren: 9.1 mi
  • Hakkstein: 9.3 mi
  • Balhammaren: 22.1 mi
  • Laddberget: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Kvarven fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
RundemanenENE 75°568 m4.4 mi
BlåmanenE 85°551 m4.2 mi
KvitebjørnenENE 61°484 m3.9 mi
LøvstakkenSE 133°477 m3.6 mi
Søre MidtfjelletE 92°452 m4.0 mi
Nordre MidtfjelletE 86°450 m3.9 mi
SandviksfjelletENE 75°417 m3.5 mi
FløyfjelletE 88°400 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4217:5718:53
June solstice04:1121:5023:12
September equinox07:2318:4719:42
December solstice09:4613:0415:30

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/10892982

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