Skip to content

Propellen

Propellen from directly overhead

Propellen is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Hauggjelsvarden stands 673 m to the east, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Himelfarten, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

Minnesmerke over arbeiderne på Bergens Mekaniske Verksteder (BMV) og deres innsats som resulterte i 317 sjøsatte skip mellom 1855 og 1985.

What the record says

Built
2002-06-18
Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates60.37730, 5.33571

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
Parks: 46
  • Dongen: 0.1 mi
  • Verftsparken: 0.2 mi
  • St. Markus Kirke: 0.4 mi
  • Solheimsvatnet: 0.7 mi
  • Solhaug park: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 34
Waterfalls: 22
  • Bogstifossen: 2.3 mi
  • Urteigfossen: 8.0 mi
  • Bergsfossen: 11.0 mi
  • Fossen: 11.1 mi
  • Gjerstadfossen: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Møhlenpris badeplass: 0.5 mi
  • Vollane: 4.5 mi
  • Skjoldbukta: 4.5 mi
  • Nygardsvika friluftsområde: 4.5 mi
  • Kollavågen: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Kletten: 6.1 mi
  • Juditslund: 6.1 mi
  • Stuperen: 6.2 mi
  • Bjørnemarken: 6.2 mi
  • Sekkeviken: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Geithelleren: 4.1 mi
  • Hakkstein: 8.0 mi
  • Skiphammaren: 8.4 mi
  • Balhammaren: 19.0 mi
  • Laddberget: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.5 miles of Propellen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HauggjelsvardenE673 m2.9 mi
UlrikenE643 m1.7 mi
GrønetuaNE642 m3.6 mi
VardeggaNE590 m3.7 mi
RundemanenNNE568 m2.7 mi
BlåmanenNNE551 m1.9 mi
KvitebjørnenN484 m3.2 mi
LøvstakkenSSW477 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4217:5718:52
June solstice04:1121:5023:12
September equinox07:2318:4619:42
December solstice09:4513:0515:30

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/721226385

More historic sites in Norway

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Propellen.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens