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Monument over Knut Olai Thornæs

Monument over Knut Olai Thornæs from directly overhead

Monument over Knut Olai Thornæs is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Tortberga stands 631 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Thornæsparken, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
K.O. Thornæs1874–1945. Frem kamerater. Frem mot krigerånden. Frem mot vold og barbari. Reist 1955.

How to reach it

Coordinates63.43236, 10.41298

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thornæsparken: 0.0 mi
  • Lusparken: 0.3 mi
  • Strandveiparken: 0.3 mi
  • Buranbanen: 0.4 mi
  • Milennium park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • David Wolfsohn: 0.1 mi
  • Moses Bekker: 0.1 mi
  • Esther Bekker: 0.1 mi
  • Josef Grabowski: 0.1 mi
  • Jenny Charlotte Schidorsky: 0.1 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Steinberget: 1.7 mi
  • Blyberget: 2.1 mi
  • Skardhaugen: 2.4 mi
  • Våttakammen: 2.4 mi
  • Høvringberget: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Nordsetfossen: 6.9 mi
  • Dølanfossen: 11.9 mi
  • Storfossen: 12.1 mi
  • Kvernhusfossen: 12.2 mi
  • Trangfossen: 12.5 mi
Museums: 42
Attractions: 23
Picnic sites: 23
  • Sjonglør: 1.2 mi
  • Krokodilleskogen: 2.8 mi
  • Prinsesseskogen: 2.8 mi
  • Nedre Kongleplassen: 2.9 mi
  • Vedstubben: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Korsvika: 1.3 mi
  • Korsvika: 1.4 mi
  • Korsvika: 1.4 mi
  • Fagerheimbukta: 2.0 mi
  • Ringvebukta: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Kneiken felleshage: 0.5 mi
  • Slanghagen: 0.5 mi
  • Plantesystemet: 1.6 mi
  • Gamlehagen: 1.6 mi
  • Primulahagen: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Supersvaet: 2.2 mi
  • Svaet: 2.2 mi
  • Burmaklippen: 3.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Kilden: 2.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Monument over Knut Olai Thornæs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TortbergaS 189°631 m10.8 mi
StorheiaWSW 252°565 m6.9 mi
GråkallenW 261°554 m5.0 mi
AksnesklumpenNNW 337°545 m10.4 mi
BosbergheiaW 260°537 m7.0 mi
GullsibergetSSE 154°537 m9.6 mi
YttermunkenNNW 340°521 m9.9 mi
MunkenNNW 341°512 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2117:3118:32
June solstice03:0321:5223:39
September equinox07:0118:2119:23
December solstice10:0214:32

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1469287535

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