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The Viking Planet

The Viking Planet from directly overhead

The Viking Planet is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Tryvannshøgda stands 530 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fridtjof Nansen, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates59.91328, 10.73405

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Museums
Waterfalls
Peaks
  • St. Hanshaugen: 1.0 mi
  • Skøyenhaugen: 1.6 mi
  • Speilen: 2.4 mi
  • Ryen varde: 2.5 mi
  • Ormøykollen: 2.7 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 39
Cliffs: 23
  • Skådalsstupene: 4.2 mi
  • Cowboyveggen: 4.2 mi
  • Barnehageveggen: 4.3 mi
  • Årvoll gruve: 5.1 mi
  • Guddefjellet: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Sofienbergparken: 1.2 mi
  • Piknikplen: 1.3 mi
  • Bord: 1.5 mi
  • Grillområde: 3.8 mi
  • Masjørgengruva: 8.7 mi
Springs: 12
  • Kilden: 7.0 mi
  • Pipekvila: 9.4 mi
  • Majorskilden: 9.9 mi
  • Simensølla: 11.1 mi
  • Olavskilden: 14.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of The Viking Planet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TryvannshøgdaNNW 337°530 m5.7 mi
FrønsvollsåsenNNW 345°475.3 m5.6 mi
VettakolltoppenNNW 344°419.2 m4.3 mi
VettakollenNNW 345°419 m4.5 mi
RishøgdaNNW 347°411 m5.1 mi
LinderudseterhøgdeneNE 39°381.5 m5.2 mi
GrefsenkollenNE 37°380 m4.0 mi
Grefsenkollen østNE 39°374 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2017:3618:30
June solstice03:5521:2522:45
September equinox07:0118:2519:20
December solstice09:1913:0715:13

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6593517795

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