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Forsvarsmuseet

Forsvarsmuseet is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Vettakolltoppen stands 419 m to the north-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Minne om falne fra Polititroppene Sverige og Norge 1943-1945, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

The Armed Forces Museum of Norway (Norwegian: Forsvarsmuseet - The Defence Museum) is a museum located at Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway. Previously it was named Hærmuseet, The Army Museum (even earlier the Artillery Museum). The museum consists of mostly army materiel. The Armed Forces Museum is the main museum sorting under the Norwegian Armed Forces Museum superstructure.

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Dates from 1978.

Wikidata Q4793001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates59.90446, 10.74095

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Beaches
Attractions
Waterfalls
Peaks
  • St. Hanshaugen: 1.6 mi
  • Speilen: 1.8 mi
  • Ryen varde: 2.0 mi
  • Ormøykollen: 2.1 mi
  • Skøyenhaugen: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 39
Cliffs: 23
  • Barnehageveggen: 3.9 mi
  • Cowboyveggen: 3.9 mi
  • Skådalsstupene: 4.8 mi
  • Årvoll gruve: 5.4 mi
  • Bjørnestupet: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Piknikplen: 1.4 mi
  • Sofienbergparken: 1.5 mi
  • Bord: 2.0 mi
  • Grillområde: 3.8 mi
  • Masjørgengruva: 9.1 mi
Springs: 11
  • Kilden: 6.5 mi
  • Pipekvila: 8.8 mi
  • Majorskilden: 9.3 mi
  • Simensølla: 11.6 mi
  • Olavskilden: 14.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Forsvarsmuseet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
VettakolltoppenNNW 343°419.2 m4.9 mi
VettakollenNNW 344°419 m5.2 mi
LinderudseterhøgdeneNNE 33°381.5 m5.6 mi
GrefsenkollenNNE 30°380 m4.4 mi
Grefsenkollen østNNE 31°374 m4.4 mi
HolmenåsenNNW 327°373 m4.9 mi
LachmannsfjellNNE 27°364 m4.9 mi
StorhaugNE 34°363 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2017:3618:30
June solstice03:5521:2522:44
September equinox07:0118:2519:20
December solstice09:1913:0715:13

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/54830211

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