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World War II Bunkers (Festung Björkestraße)

World War II Bunkers (Festung Björkestraße) from directly overhead

World War II Bunkers (Festung Björkestraße) is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Rislåknuten stands 377 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Justøy batteri, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access: No

Getting there

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Coordinates58.19980, 8.37331

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Skogerøy-Lyngholmen naturreservat: 2.0 mi
Olashei naturreservat: 5.3 mi
Malmen naturreservat: 5.3 mi
Helløyholmen naturreservat: 5.5 mi
Kongsholmen naturreservat: 5.8 mi

Peaks

Vedeheia: 0.7 mi
Bonjeåsen: 1.1 mi
Ureheia: 1.2 mi
Videheia: 3.4 mi
Fløresteinen: 4.0 mi

Historic sites

Justøy batteri: 0.0 mi
Lillesand batteri: 4.6 mi
Nordmannsviga: 5.4 mi
Kalvild Træsliperi: 5.9 mi
Sagen: 6.6 mi

Attractions51

Lillesand Flaksbandsbanen: 7.1 mi
Smokkarium: 8.3 mi
Sjørøverteateret: 8.3 mi
Kaptein Sabeltanns skattkammer: 8.3 mi
Ørkenrev: 8.3 mi

Cliffs41

Brattsberg: 9.3 mi
Solsletta: 9.7 mi
Lysebrunfallet: 10.1 mi
Kjerringfallet: 10.1 mi
Husefjell: 10.2 mi

Waterfalls40

Fossen: 5.2 mi
Storefoss: 8.6 mi
Boenfoss: 9.1 mi
Hengefoss: 9.2 mi
Garverifossen: 9.7 mi

Museums39

Lillesand By- og Sjøfartsmuseum: 3.5 mi
Jortveit Gårdsmuseum - Homborsund: 7.1 mi
Høvåg Museum: 7.4 mi
Kastellet kultursenter: 7.5 mi
Myhre torvstrømuseum: 7.8 mi

Beaches33

Stranda: 1.1 mi
Bystranda: 3.3 mi
Badestranda: 8.3 mi
Morvigsanden: 10.0 mi
Hamresanden: 10.6 mi

Parks24

Lillemoen: 10.3 mi
Bystranda: 12.3 mi
Byhaven: 12.5 mi
Madam Petersens have: 12.6 mi
Terje Vigens brygge: 12.6 mi

Artworks17

Kaptein Sabeltann: 8.1 mi
Artificial tree: 8.3 mi
Volare: 10.9 mi
Nupenanlegget: 14.2 mi
Krukke: 14.3 mi

Picnic sites2

Murane: 16.7 mi
Kosevika friområde: 21.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of World War II Bunkers (Festung Björkestraße). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Rislåknuten	N 351°	377 m	15.1 mi
Risdalsheia	N 353°	355 m	14.7 mi
Solliheia	N 357°	319 m	13.3 mi
Slettehei	W 278°	277 m	14.2 mi
Styggehei	WNW 294°	256 m	13.4 mi
Bormåsen	WNW 303°	252 m	10.1 mi
Baleheia	W 281°	245 m	14.0 mi
Rossefjellet	NNE 14°	243 m	12.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:30	17:48	18:40
June solstice	04:22	21:25	22:36
September equinox	07:11	18:37	19:29
December solstice	09:13	14:00	15:37

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/262074273

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