Steilneset Minnested
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Steilneset Minnested is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Romsdalsbruna stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Vardøhus festning, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Varanger passes 1.6 miles off. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
The Steilneset Memorial is a monument in the town of Vardø in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The monument commemorates the trial and execution in 1621 of 91 people for witchcraft. The memorial was designed by artist Louise Bourgeois and architect Peter Zumthor and was opened in 2011. It was Bourgeois' last major work.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1260955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Varanger, National
Overlooks nearby
- Domen · 3 mi
- Birdwatching hide · 4 mi
24 named places within 25 miles
- Vardøhus festning: 0.2 mi
- Hjalmar Halvorsen: 0.3 mi
- Renøsund kystfort: 2.1 mi
- Kiberg fort: 5.8 mi
- Havningberg kystfort: 16.4 mi
- Oksevasshøgda: 5.5 mi
- Lille Jårboaivi: 7.6 mi
- Munken: 20.8 mi
- Romsdalsbruna: 21.5 mi
- Devja: 22.5 mi
- Benserafossen: 5.8 mi
- Næringsforsen: 6.6 mi
- Skallelvporten: 23.8 mi
- Lillefossen: 24.3 mi
- Pomormuseet: 0.3 mi
- Vardø museum: 0.5 mi
- Partisanmuseet: 6.0 mi
- Drakkar Leviathan: 1.4 mi
- Kulefamilien: 21.7 mi
- Hornøya og Reinøya naturreservat: 1.9 mi
- Komagværstranda naturreservat: 17.1 mi
- Hornøy: 2.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steilneset Minnested. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romsdalsbruna | WNW 302° | 302 m | 21.5 mi |
| Devja | WSW 251° | 248 m | 22.5 mi |
| Oksevasshøgda | WSW 242° | 200 m | 5.5 mi |
| Lille Jårboaivi | W 265° | 186 m | 7.6 mi |
| Munken | NW 306° | 180 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 04:57 | 15:48 | 17:11 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 05:35 | 16:42 | 18:04 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3235757560
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