Vardøhus festning
Vardøhus festning is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Romsdalsbruna stands 302 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Steilneset Minnested, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Varanger passes 1.8 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Vardøhus Fortress (Norwegian: Vardøhus festning), called "Wardhouse" in English historical navigations, is located in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya on the Barents Sea near the mouth of the Varangerfjord in northeastern Norway near the Russian border.
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Dates from 1300.
Wikidata Q1476429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Varanger, National
Overlooks nearby
- Birdwatching hide · 3 mi
- Domen · 4 mi
25 named places within 25 miles
- Steilneset Minnested: 0.2 mi
- Hjalmar Halvorsen: 0.3 mi
- Renøsund kystfort: 1.9 mi
- Kiberg fort: 6.1 mi
- Havningberg kystfort: 16.2 mi
- Oksevasshøgda: 5.7 mi
- Lille Jårboaivi: 7.6 mi
- Munken: 20.7 mi
- Romsdalsbruna: 21.5 mi
- Devja: 22.6 mi
- Pomormuseet: 0.2 mi
- Vardø museum: 0.3 mi
- Vardø museum: 0.5 mi
- Partisanmuseet: 6.3 mi
- Benserafossen: 6.0 mi
- Næringsforsen: 6.5 mi
- Skallelvporten: 24.0 mi
- Lillefossen: 24.4 mi
- Drakkar Leviathan: 1.2 mi
- Kulefamilien: 21.8 mi
- Hornøya og Reinøya naturreservat: 1.7 mi
- Komagværstranda naturreservat: 17.3 mi
- Hornøy: 2.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vardøhus festning. 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 | 22.6 mi |
| Oksevasshøgda | WSW 240° | 200 m | 5.7 mi |
| Lille Jårboaivi | W 264° | 186 m | 7.6 mi |
| Munken | NW 306° | 180 m | 20.7 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.
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