Park · Norway
Kontraskjæret
Kontraskjæret is a park, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Vettakolltoppen stands 419 m to the north-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Marriage, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
How to reach it
Coordinates59.91022, 10.73602
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Marriage: 0.0 mi
- Be Extended: 0.1 mi
- Piperen i Piperviken: 0.1 mi
- Trygd: 0.1 mi
- Politihesten Tor: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- Franklin D Roosevelt: 0.0 mi
- George C. Marshall: 0.0 mi
- Tordenskiold: 0.1 mi
- Bygårder fra det eldste Christiania 1624-1686: 0.1 mi
- Ingeniørstallen: 0.1 mi
Museums
- M314 Alta: 0.1 mi
- Norges hjemmefrontmuseum: 0.2 mi
- Nordisk bibelmuseum: 0.2 mi
- Nasjonalmuseet - Arkitektur: 0.2 mi
- Kreftforeningens Vitensenter: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Oslo rådhus: 0.2 mi
- D/S Alfen: 0.3 mi
- The Salmon Vitensenter: 0.5 mi
- Slottsparken: 0.5 mi
- Tjuvtitten: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Kronprinsesse Märthas plass: 0.2 mi
- Eidsvolls plass: 0.2 mi
- Studenterlunden: 0.3 mi
- Grev Wedels plass: 0.3 mi
- Universitetshagen: 0.4 mi
Beaches
- Sørenga Sjøbad: 0.8 mi
- Bekkelagsbadet: 2.3 mi
- Huk: 2.3 mi
- Huk naturiststrand: 2.4 mi
- Paradisbukta: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Kavringen naturreservat: 0.8 mi
- Bleikøya naturreservat: 1.4 mi
- Lindøya naturreservat: 1.4 mi
- Galteskjær biotopvernområde: 1.5 mi
- Store Herbern naturreservat: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Nedre Foss: 1.1 mi
- Bjølsenfossen: 2.4 mi
- Møllefossen: 3.5 mi
- Granfossen: 3.7 mi
- Den hvite foss: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- St. Hanshaugen: 1.2 mi
- Skøyenhaugen: 1.8 mi
- Speilen: 2.2 mi
- Ryen varde: 2.4 mi
- Ormøykollen: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 39
- Vikinghagen: 1.2 mi
- Slåttemark: 1.2 mi
- Osloryggen: 1.2 mi
- Fjellhagen: 1.2 mi
- Skandinavisk rygg: 1.2 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Cowboyveggen: 4.1 mi
- Barnehageveggen: 4.1 mi
- Skådalsstupene: 4.4 mi
- Årvoll gruve: 5.2 mi
- Bjørnestupet: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Sofienbergparken: 1.3 mi
- Piknikplen: 1.3 mi
- Bord: 1.6 mi
- Grillområde: 3.8 mi
- Masjørgengruva: 8.8 mi
Springs: 12
- Kilden: 6.8 mi
- Pipekvila: 9.2 mi
- Majorskilden: 9.7 mi
- Simensølla: 11.3 mi
- Olavskilden: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Kontraskjæret. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vettakolltoppen | NNW 344° | 419.2 m | 4.5 mi |
| Vettakollen | NNW 344° | 419 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rishøgda | NNW 346° | 411 m | 5.3 mi |
| Linderudseterhøgdene | NE 37° | 381.5 m | 5.4 mi |
| Grefsenkollen | NE 35° | 380 m | 4.1 mi |
| Grefsenkollen øst | NE 36° | 374 m | 4.2 mi |
| Holmenåsen | NNW 326° | 373 m | 4.5 mi |
| Lachmannsfjell | NNE 31° | 364 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:36 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 03:55 | 21:25 | 22:45 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:25 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 09:19 | 13:07 | 15:13 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- European Herring Gull646 obs
- Hooded Crow467 obs
- Common Eider346 obs
- Fieldfare327 obs
- Barnacle Goose312 obs
- Mallard284 obs
- Greylag Goose271 obs
- Mute Swan244 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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