Historic site · Norway
Retterstedet på Akershus festning
Retterstedet på Akershus festning is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Vettakolltoppen stands 419 m to the north-northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnesmerket over de henrettede, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
How to reach it
Coordinates59.90768, 10.73616
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Norges hjemmefrontmuseum: 0.0 mi
- M314 Alta: 0.1 mi
- Nasjonalmuseet - Arkitektur: 0.2 mi
- Kreftforeningens Vitensenter: 0.2 mi
- Nordisk bibelmuseum: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Akrobaten: 0.0 mi
- Stickman: 0.0 mi
- Havnepromenaden infopunkt 7: Akershusstranda: 0.1 mi
- Politihesten Tor: 0.1 mi
- Glory, Glory with crutches: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Kontraskjæret: 0.2 mi
- Gastenparken: 0.2 mi
- Festningsplassen: 0.2 mi
- Grev Wedels plass: 0.3 mi
- Kronprinsesse Märthas plass: 0.3 mi
Attractions
- Oslo rådhus: 0.3 mi
- D/S Alfen: 0.3 mi
- The Salmon Vitensenter: 0.4 mi
- Tjuvtitten: 0.5 mi
- Operahuset i Oslo: 0.6 mi
Beaches
- Sørenga Sjøbad: 0.7 mi
- Bekkelagsbadet: 2.1 mi
- Huk: 2.3 mi
- Huk naturiststrand: 2.4 mi
- Paradisbukta: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Kavringen naturreservat: 0.7 mi
- Bleikøya naturreservat: 1.2 mi
- Lindøya naturreservat: 1.3 mi
- Galteskjær biotopvernområde: 1.4 mi
- Store Herbern naturreservat: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- St. Hanshaugen: 1.4 mi
- Skøyenhaugen: 1.9 mi
- Speilen: 2.0 mi
- Ryen varde: 2.3 mi
- Ormøykollen: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Nedre Foss: 1.2 mi
- Bjølsenfossen: 2.6 mi
- Møllefossen: 3.5 mi
- Granfossen: 3.7 mi
- Den hvite foss: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Minnesmerket over de henrettede: 0.0 mi
- Det Dobbelte Batteri: 0.0 mi
- MS Scandinavian Star minnesmerke: 0.0 mi
- Kanniktårnet eller Knutstårnet: 0.0 mi
- Fengselsdirektørens bolig: 0.1 mi
Gardens: 36
- Hospitalhagen: 1.2 mi
- Vikinghagen: 1.3 mi
- Slåttemark: 1.3 mi
- Osloryggen: 1.3 mi
- Fjellhagen: 1.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Cowboyveggen: 4.1 mi
- Barnehageveggen: 4.1 mi
- Skådalsstupene: 4.6 mi
- Årvoll gruve: 5.3 mi
- Bjørnestupet: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Sofienbergparken: 1.4 mi
- Piknikplen: 1.4 mi
- Bord: 1.8 mi
- Grillområde: 3.7 mi
- Masjørgengruva: 9.0 mi
Springs: 11
- Kilden: 6.7 mi
- Pipekvila: 9.0 mi
- Majorskilden: 9.5 mi
- Simensølla: 11.4 mi
- Olavskilden: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Retterstedet på Akershus festning. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vettakolltoppen | NNW 345° | 419 m | 4.6 mi |
| Vettakollen | NNW 345° | 419 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rishøgda | NNW 347° | 411 m | 5.5 mi |
| Linderudseterhøgdene | NE 36° | 382 m | 5.5 mi |
| Grefsenkollen | NNE 33° | 380 m | 4.3 mi |
| Grefsenkollen øst | NE 35° | 374 m | 4.3 mi |
| Holmenåsen | NNW 328° | 373 m | 4.7 mi |
| Lachmannsfjell | NNE 30° | 364 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:36 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 03:55 | 21:25 | 22:44 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:25 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 09:19 | 13:07 | 15:13 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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