Historic site · Norway
Operation Freshman
Operation Freshman is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. Vinjakula stands 907 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Benkjafjellet, a peak 0.3 miles away. Jæren passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Crash site of "Second Combination" Airspeed AS.51 Horsa Glider
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates58.55871, 6.16354
- 13.5 mi off the Jæren, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kvassheim havn · 17 mi
- Hanaberget · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Benkjafjellet: 0.3 mi
- Orrebakkane: 3.3 mi
- Råsafjellet: 3.8 mi
- Stølsfjellet: 5.0 mi
- Daurmålsknuten: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Bjerkreim - Kaiveggen: 2.2 mi
- Monsterveggen: 4.9 mi
- Strandfjellet: 8.5 mi
- Knausen: 8.9 mi
- Kråkefjellet: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 42
- Sommerfjøset: 0.5 mi
- FN Parken: 5.7 mi
- Operation Freshman Execution Site: 7.5 mi
- Operation Freshman: 7.6 mi
- Minnesmerke Edvin Lundevold Aakre: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 35
- Terland Klopp: 2.5 mi
- Syngjarstein: 5.2 mi
- Trollpikken: 6.9 mi
- St. Olavsormen: 8.2 mi
- Berentsens Brygghus AS: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- Foreknuten naturreservat: 5.5 mi
- Fotlandsvatnet dyrefredningsområde: 6.5 mi
- Eptavatnet naturreservat: 6.9 mi
- Vasshusvika naturreservat: 7.0 mi
- Rabali naturreservat: 11.1 mi
Museums: 29
- Dalane folkemuseum: 7.8 mi
- Egersund Fayancemuseum: 9.3 mi
- Bilstadhuset: 9.6 mi
- Austrumdal gardsmuseum: 11.9 mi
- Kvernhusanlegg Fuglestad: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Øygreifossen: 2.2 mi
- Hytlandsfossen: 2.8 mi
- Verafossen: 2.8 mi
- Fotlandsfossen: 7.7 mi
- Hunnafossen: 9.9 mi
Parks: 20
- Dalane folkemuseum's park: 7.8 mi
- Sykehusparken: 8.3 mi
- Elverhøy: 9.0 mi
- Vannbassengan: 9.0 mi
- Granholmen: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 17
- Losen: 9.4 mi
- Folen: 15.6 mi
- Erik Anker: 15.6 mi
- Gustav Jebsen: 15.6 mi
- Heroes of Haua: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Skadbergvågen Øst: 10.8 mi
- Skadbergvågen: 10.9 mi
- Indre Gyarhavn: 11.9 mi
- Vandringshavn: 11.9 mi
- Ytre Gyarhavn: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Gådå badeplass: 6.2 mi
- Perlå: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Operation Freshman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinjakula | NNE 16° | 907 m | 14.3 mi |
| Store Skykula | NE 50° | 906 m | 7.5 mi |
| Skarkaknuten | NNE 33° | 863 m | 11.1 mi |
| Grytesheia | NE 41° | 861 m | 13.9 mi |
| Laugarknuten | NE 46° | 808 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bukkafjellet | N 356° | 767 m | 12.9 mi |
| Trollakyrkja | NNE 21° | 764 m | 13.6 mi |
| Rygla | ENE 76° | 736 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 17:56 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:27 | 21:35 | 22:49 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:45 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 09:25 | 14:02 | 15:43 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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