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Anton Chr Houens plass

Anton Chr Houens plass from directly overhead

Anton Chr Houens plass is a park, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Hovdefjell stands 525 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Til Minne 1939-1945, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

How to reach it

Coordinates58.45900, 8.76515

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Til Minne 1939-1945: 0.0 mi
  • Gabriel Scott: 0.1 mi
  • Sjømannskolen Anker: 0.1 mi
  • Cannon: 0.2 mi
  • Sandviken fort: 1.7 mi
Peaks
  • Furukongen: 0.9 mi
  • Påskedagsheia: 3.6 mi
  • Høyåsen: 4.4 mi
  • Ulleråsen: 4.9 mi
  • Vaffeltoppen: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Stampefoss: 2.9 mi
  • Stampefoss: 2.9 mi
  • Stampefoss: 2.9 mi
  • Svartfoss: 3.6 mi
  • Svartefoss: 4.3 mi
Museums: 35
  • Kløckers Hus - Arendal Bymuseum: 0.1 mi
  • Vitensenteret Sørlandet: 0.3 mi
  • Hesthaghuset: 0.7 mi
  • Engehavehuset: 0.7 mi
  • Klokkebua: 0.8 mi
Beaches: 35
  • Bystranda: 0.1 mi
  • Løkholmen: 1.6 mi
  • EB-Stranda - Tangen strand: 2.1 mi
  • Bukkevika: 2.2 mi
  • Hove strand: 2.7 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Gloserhei gruve: 5.5 mi
  • Kattopsa: 7.2 mi
  • Homborsundfallet: 8.4 mi
  • Ravnefjellet: 9.2 mi
  • Skrelle: 9.7 mi
Parks: 19
  • Teaterplassen: 0.1 mi
  • Aust-Agder tunet: 0.8 mi
  • Tjennaparken: 1.2 mi
  • Vik Park: 8.1 mi
  • Fjære park: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 13
Artworks: 11
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tvedestrand: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rådhushagen: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Anton Chr Houens plass. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HovdefjellNNW 347°525 m17.3 mi
EikeliknutenNNW 330°464 m18.4 mi
SkarveheiaNNW 327°446 m18.4 mi
LauvskardfjelletNW 319°443 m19.4 mi
RislåknutenW 260°377 m16.8 mi
ToplandsheiaW 276°365 m14.1 mi
DobbedalsheiW 274°361 m12.7 mi
RisdalsheiaWSW 258°355 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:4618:38
June solstice04:1821:2422:37
September equinox07:1018:3519:28
December solstice09:1413:5415:34

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • purple foxglove16 obs
  • tansy11 obs
  • European Toad11 obs
  • Small Tortoiseshell9 obs
  • Herb Robert9 obs
  • Western Roe Deer7 obs
  • garlic mustard7 obs
  • viper's-bugloss7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/547873464

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