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Operation Freshman

Operation Freshman from directly overhead

Operation Freshman is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. Store Skykula stands 906 m to the northeast, 7.5 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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates58.55871, 6.16354
  • 13.5 mi off the Jæren, National

Overlooks nearby

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
Historic sites: 45
Cliffs: 44
Attractions: 35
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: 28
  • Øygreifossen: 2.2 mi
  • Hytlandsfossen: 2.8 mi
  • Verafossen: 2.8 mi
  • Fotlandsfossen: 7.7 mi
  • Hunnafossen: 9.9 mi
Parks: 24
  • 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

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Store SkykulaNE 50°906 m7.5 mi
SkarkaknutenNNE 33°863 m11.1 mi
GrytesheiaNE 41°861 m13.9 mi
LaugarknutenNE 46°808 m13.9 mi
BukkafjelletN 356°767 m12.9 mi
TrollakyrkjaNNE 21°764 m13.6 mi
RyglaENE 76°736 m6.0 mi
HøgeknutenE 80°709 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3917:5618:49
June solstice04:2721:3522:49
September equinox07:2018:4519:38
December solstice09:2514:0215:43

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10792155773

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