Park · Norway
Birkelunden
Birkelunden is a park, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Frønsvollsåsen stands 475 m to the north-northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Paulus kirke 1892, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
How to reach it
Coordinates59.92642, 10.75945
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Paulus kirke 1892: 0.0 mi
- Den internasjonale brigade i Spania: 0.0 mi
- FALT FOR SITT LAND 1940-1945: 0.2 mi
- Festsalen: 0.3 mi
- SOFIENBERG KIRKE 1877 ARKITEKT JAKOB WILHELM NORDAN: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- INTEGRASJON: 0.2 mi
- After Party: 0.2 mi
- Eilert Sundt 1817-1875: 0.3 mi
- Tosidig foss: 0.3 mi
- OSKAR BRAATEN 1881 1939: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Freiaparken: 0.2 mi
- Olaf Ryes plass: 0.2 mi
- Kirsten Hansteens plass: 0.3 mi
- Sofienbergparken: 0.3 mi
- Rodes plass: 0.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Nedre Foss: 0.3 mi
- Bjølsenfossen: 1.1 mi
- Møllefossen: 4.3 mi
- Granfossen: 4.5 mi
- Leirfossen: 4.6 mi
Museums
- Arbeidermuseet: 0.3 mi
- Popsenteret: 0.5 mi
- Zoologisk museum: 0.6 mi
- Naturhistorisk museum: 0.6 mi
- Geologisk museum: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Ølakademiet: 0.4 mi
- Vestbredden: 0.6 mi
- Slottsparken: 1.3 mi
- Oslo rådhus: 1.3 mi
- Operahuset i Oslo: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- St. Hanshaugen: 0.6 mi
- Skøyenhaugen: 2.2 mi
- Ryen varde: 2.6 mi
- Grefsenkollen: 2.7 mi
- Grefsenkollen øst: 2.8 mi
Beaches
- Sørenga Sjøbad: 1.8 mi
- Bekkelagsbadet: 3.2 mi
- Huk: 3.6 mi
- Homolulu: 3.7 mi
- Huk naturiststrand: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Kavringen naturreservat: 2.2 mi
- Bleikøya naturreservat: 2.5 mi
- Linderud gård plantefredningsområde: 2.8 mi
- Lindøya naturreservat: 2.8 mi
- Galteskjær biotopvernområde: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 39
- Arboretet: 0.6 mi
- Steinbed: 0.6 mi
- Vestfold: 0.6 mi
- Prydbed: 0.6 mi
- Oldemors Hage: 0.7 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Cowboyveggen: 3.7 mi
- Skådalsstupene: 3.7 mi
- Barnehageveggen: 3.7 mi
- Årvoll gruve: 3.8 mi
- Guddefjellet: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 16
- Sofienbergparken: 0.3 mi
- Bord: 0.4 mi
- Piknikplen: 0.6 mi
- Grillområde: 5.0 mi
- Masjørgengruva: 7.5 mi
Springs: 12
- Kilden: 8.2 mi
- Pipekvila: 10.3 mi
- Majorskilden: 10.8 mi
- Simensølla: 11.6 mi
- Olavskilden: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Birkelunden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frønsvollsåsen | NNW 332° | 475.3 m | 5.1 mi |
| Vettakolltoppen | NNW 327° | 419.2 m | 3.8 mi |
| Vettakollen | NNW 329° | 419 m | 4.0 mi |
| Rishøgda | NNW 333° | 411 m | 4.5 mi |
| Revlikollen | NE 35° | 398 m | 5.1 mi |
| Revlikollen | NE 34° | 386.5 m | 4.9 mi |
| Linderudseterhøgdene | NE 37° | 381.5 m | 4.0 mi |
| Grefsenkollen | NE 34° | 380 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:36 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 03:54 | 21:25 | 22:45 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:25 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 09:19 | 13:06 | 15:12 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- European Herring Gull590 obs
- Hooded Crow415 obs
- Fieldfare290 obs
- Mallard263 obs
- Rock Pigeon222 obs
- Eurasian Magpie213 obs
- Common Wood-Pigeon210 obs
- Common Eider210 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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