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Staverns Fort

Staverns Fort is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Vealøs stands 500 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Verftsstranda, a beach 0.3 miles away.

The story

Staverns Fortress was a military facility located on the island of Citadelløya at Stavern in Vestfold, Norway.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1677.

Wikidata Q14437900, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1675

How to reach it

Coordinates58.99566, 10.04958

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Verftsstranda: 0.3 mi
  • Sukkerstranda: 0.4 mi
  • Korntin: 0.4 mi
  • Nordstranda: 0.7 mi
  • Agnesstranda: 1.0 mi
Parks
  • Kronprinsen: 0.4 mi
  • Mølleberget: 0.4 mi
  • Pumpeparken: 0.5 mi
  • Pensjonisthuset: 2.6 mi
  • Gloppeparken: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Martineåsen: 5.0 mi
  • Storefjell: 8.5 mi
  • Prestskjeggen: 9.6 mi
  • Ommestadkollen: 10.1 mi
  • Fjellvikåsen: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Tordenskiold: 0.4 mi
  • Hesten på Kronprinsen: 0.4 mi
  • Fredsskipene: 0.4 mi
  • Herman Wildevey: 0.4 mi
  • Skøyteløperen på Bukta: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 32
Museums: 29
Waterfalls: 4
  • Holmfoss: 13.4 mi
  • Kistefossen: 19.0 mi
  • Ulefoss: 21.1 mi
  • Binganefossen: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Kjellsen-steinen: 21.1 mi
  • Knutebratten: 21.7 mi
  • Grusveggen: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
  • Andrineolla: 21.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Staverns Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
VealøsNW 323°500 m20.8 mi
VetakollenNNW 341°453 m18.9 mi
FjerdingenNW 314°360 m13.9 mi
SvartebergetNNW 329°359 m17.3 mi
ØvrumkollenNW 318°327 m17.1 mi
JordstøypNNW 345°320 m13.9 mi
KistekollenNNW 334°295 m20.1 mi
MiddagskollenNNW 337°290 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2317:4018:33
June solstice04:0721:2222:37
September equinox07:0418:2919:23
December solstice09:1313:3715:24

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/609975637

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