Sion
Sion is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Vassfjellet stands 710 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Sverresborg (Norwegian:Sverresborg i Trondheim) or Sverre Sigurdsson's castle (Kong Sverres borg) was a fort and residence built in the medieval city of Nidaros (later Trondheim) by King Sverre Sigurdsson. The fortification was built in support of Sverre Sigurdsson's struggle against his rival King Magnus Erlingsson to claim the throne of Norway. The site now forms part of the Sverresborg Trøndelag Folk Museum, an open-air museum for the region of Trøndelag.
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Dates from 1182.
Wikidata Q18342461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1183
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Altertavle: 0.1 mi
- Go'dagen: 0.1 mi
- Fantasier i tre: 0.4 mi
- Gallus Ludens: 0.7 mi
- Kong Sverre: 0.8 mi
- Blyberget: 0.2 mi
- Steinberget: 0.2 mi
- Våttakammen: 1.4 mi
- Skardhaugen: 1.5 mi
- Høvringberget: 1.9 mi
- Ragnhild Levin: 0.6 mi
- Lea Levin: 0.6 mi
- Kari Per-stua: 0.6 mi
- Rubin Hirsch: 0.7 mi
- Marie Tulla Hirsch: 0.7 mi
- Elsterparken: 0.7 mi
- Ilaparken: 0.8 mi
- Iladalen park: 0.8 mi
- Bastionparken: 1.0 mi
- Agnar Mykles plass: 1.0 mi
- Nordsetfossen: 6.4 mi
- Stoan: 11.8 mi
- Trangfossen: 12.0 mi
- Råfossen: 13.0 mi
- Dølanfossen: 13.4 mi
- Leira naturreservat: 3.4 mi
- Bymarka naturreservat: 3.7 mi
- Rørmyra naturreservat: 4.6 mi
- Bjørnmyra naturreservat: 5.9 mi
- Lauglolia naturreservat: 6.4 mi
- Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum: 0.0 mi
- Norsk Jernbaneklubb Lokalavdeling Trøndelag: 0.6 mi
- Justismuseet: 1.0 mi
- Middelalderutstilling: 1.1 mi
- NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet: 1.1 mi
- Nidarosdomen: 1.3 mi
- Ohma Electra: 1.4 mi
- Prøvetransformator: 1.4 mi
- Bjørkelangen: 1.4 mi
- Walk of Peace: 1.5 mi
- Dreiers minne: 2.0 mi
- Holstvollen: 3.0 mi
- Sjonglør: 3.1 mi
- Nedre Kongleplassen: 3.3 mi
- Krokodilleskogen: 3.3 mi
- Brænnebukta: 2.1 mi
- Korsvika: 3.1 mi
- Korsvika: 3.1 mi
- Korsvika: 3.2 mi
- Fagerheimbukta: 3.9 mi
- Parsellhagen: 0.1 mi
- Apotekhage: 0.1 mi
- Kneiken felleshage: 1.6 mi
- Slanghagen: 2.4 mi
- Plantesystemet: 3.5 mi
- Svaet: 1.4 mi
- Supersvaet: 1.4 mi
- Burmaklippen: 3.9 mi
- Kilden: 1.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Sion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vassfjellet | S 180° | 710 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tortberga | S 179° | 631 m | 9.8 mi |
| Litlfjellet | S 185° | 605 m | 11.1 mi |
| Storheia | WSW 256° | 565 m | 5.0 mi |
| Gråkallen | W 272° | 554 m | 3.2 mi |
| Aksnesklumpen | NNW 347° | 545 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bosbergheia | W 266° | 537 m | 5.2 mi |
| Gullsiberget | SE 143° | 537 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:21 | 17:31 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 03:03 | 21:52 | 23:39 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:21 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 10:02 | — | 14:32 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/170162092
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