Historic site · Norway
Skansen
Skansen is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Tromsdalstinden - Sálašoaivi stands 1,238 m to the southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Roald Amundsen, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Building in Tromsø municipality, Northern Norway.
Wikidata Q12000841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Coordinates69.65290, 18.96432
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fløya - Loavgavárri: 2.4 mi
- Rismålshaugen: 2.5 mi
- Grønnåsen: 2.5 mi
- Nordfjellet - Biežavárri: 2.5 mi
- Kalkfjellet: 3.4 mi
Artworks: 50
- Roald Amundsen: 0.0 mi
- Wanny Woldstad: 0.0 mi
- Runners: 0.1 mi
- Fridtjof Nansen: 0.1 mi
- Elevation: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 42
- Knudsengården: 0.1 mi
- Skippergata 12: 0.1 mi
- Ingvald Jaklin: 0.1 mi
- Herman Smith: 0.1 mi
- Verdensteatret: 0.1 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Rambergan: 0.2 mi
- Storsteinen - Bissobákti: 1.4 mi
- Ramnberget: 2.6 mi
- Finnbergan: 2.8 mi
- Djevelberget: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Kalvedalsfossen: 8.8 mi
- Fossen: 12.2 mi
- Fossan: 12.6 mi
- Høgfossen: 14.0 mi
- Kvitfossen: 16.6 mi
Museums: 11
- Polarmuseet: 0.1 mi
- Perspektivet museum: 0.1 mi
- Nordnorsk kunstmuseum: 0.3 mi
- M/S Polstjerna: 0.7 mi
- Tromsø museum: 1.8 mi
Parks: 11
- Ingvald Jaklins plass: 0.1 mi
- Fridtjof Nansens plass: 0.1 mi
- Johan Svendsaas plass: 0.2 mi
- Steenparken: 0.3 mi
- Skriverplassen: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 10
- Vår Frue kirke: 0.2 mi
- Tromsø domkirke: 0.3 mi
- Enter Adventures: 0.4 mi
- Fjellheisen nedre stasjon: 1.0 mi
- Elverhøy kirke: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Prestvatn landskapsvernområde: 0.8 mi
- Håkøybotn naturreservat: 5.7 mi
- Kobbevågen naturreservat: 10.2 mi
- Rakkfjordmyran naturreservat: 11.4 mi
- Dankarvågvatn naturreservat: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 5
- Nakkesanden: 20.1 mi
- Gjellvika: 21.7 mi
- Fjøsvalen: 23.7 mi
- Barsvika: 23.8 mi
- Skårlineset: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Freidigtunet: 2.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Oppkomstådra: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Skansen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsdalstinden - Sálašoaivi | SE 126° | 1,238 m | 5.4 mi |
| Langlitinden - Allavároaivi | ESE 113° | 961 m | 6.8 mi |
| Skarsfjellet - Stuoračazačohkka | ESE 108° | 843 m | 4.6 mi |
| Itnavárri | S 170° | 799 m | 4.7 mi |
| Kjølen | NW 323° | 790 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sollidalsaksla - Rievdnavárri | S 173° | 788 m | 4.6 mi |
| Blåfjellet - Davit Geađgečohkka | ENE 76° | 778 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bønntuva - Romssavákkivárri | SSE 164° | 776 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:46 | 16:40 | 17:59 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:32 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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