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Vardås Fort

Vardås Fort from directly overhead

Vardås Fort is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Tyriåsen stands 450 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Vardåstoppen, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.

How to reach it

Coordinates59.20367, 10.42722

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Vardåstoppen: 0.0 mi
  • Leirfjell: 0.7 mi
  • Tjuvåsen: 0.9 mi
  • Pålshavnåsen: 1.2 mi
  • Kleivåsen: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Skrafskjær: 0.6 mi
  • Strengsdalsvannet spesialområde: 1.0 mi
  • Leirfjell Ultra: 1.1 mi
  • ANBJØRN eventer: 1.7 mi
  • Minneparken: 1.9 mi
Beaches
  • Fjærholmen: 2.0 mi
  • Hellastranda: 2.3 mi
  • Melsomstranda: 3.0 mi
  • Rosanesstranda: 3.4 mi
  • Storevar Badestrand: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions: 55
Museums: 45
  • Kystkultursenteret: 4.0 mi
  • Haugar kunstmuseum: 4.5 mi
  • Tønsberg Sjøfartshistoriske Senter: 4.5 mi
  • Vallø & omegn Historielag Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Vestfoldtunet: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Holmfoss: 15.4 mi
  • Ulefoss: 18.3 mi
  • Mossefossen: 18.4 mi
  • Sjulstadfossen: 20.5 mi
  • Binganefossen: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Heisetra: 15.3 mi
  • Lauvesetra: 15.4 mi
  • Ruseberget: 18.4 mi
  • Rasteplass: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Grusveggen: 3.7 mi
  • Odden: 16.7 mi
  • Dragonfjellet: 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Andrineolla: 14.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Vardås Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TyriåsenNW 304°450 m18.6 mi
BrånafjellNW 315°399 m17.3 mi
JordstøypW 267°320 m16.9 mi
DalaåsenWNW 298°306 m15.5 mi
FlisefyrWNW 289°276 m13.8 mi
VardåsW 280°239 m12.4 mi
KalsrudåsenNNW 338°206 m19.0 mi
SolumsåsenNNW 348°200 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:3818:32
June solstice04:0421:2222:38
September equinox07:0318:2819:21
December solstice09:1413:3015:20

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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