Picnic site · Norway
Benkane
Benkane is a picnic site, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Vardane, Tverrfjellet stands 776 m to the southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Krigsminnemerke, a historic site 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates62.47679, 6.02090
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sloktinden: 0.6 mi
- Storhornet: 1.2 mi
- Lillenausa: 2.7 mi
- Storenausa: 2.7 mi
- Pila: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 58
- Giske dyrefredningsområde: 2.1 mi
- Raudnesvika naturreservat: 3.9 mi
- Sætredalen naturreservat: 4.2 mi
- Synesvågen naturreservat: 4.6 mi
- Blindheimsvik dyrefredningsområde: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Krigsminnemerke: 0.4 mi
- Ålesund kystfort: 2.4 mi
- Tueneset kystfort: 2.6 mi
- Kvitneset: 3.9 mi
- Kvitnes kystfort: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 32
- Fossane: 6.3 mi
- Ljøsafossen: 13.3 mi
- Geitafossen: 13.6 mi
- Trollfossen: 14.1 mi
- Fossane: 14.7 mi
Museums: 19
- Godøy Kystmuseum: 0.6 mi
- Fiskerimuseet: 4.1 mi
- Jugendstilsenteret: 4.2 mi
- Kunstmuseet Kube: 4.2 mi
- Ålesund museum: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 12
- Tueneset: 2.5 mi
- Gjerdesanden: 2.6 mi
- Parrvika: 4.7 mi
- Blimsanden: 6.1 mi
- Flømolostrand: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 10
- "Sildekona": 4.2 mi
- Harald Grytten: 4.2 mi
- Johan Edvard Devold: 4.5 mi
- Kjetta som var så fæl til å ete: 4.5 mi
- Aksel: 4.9 mi
Parks: 6
- Museumsparken: 4.4 mi
- Byparken: 4.5 mi
- Brusdalshagen: 4.9 mi
- Kanalparken: 11.0 mi
- Hamneparken: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Gjølevatnet: 8.1 mi
- Setsdemma: 12.0 mi
- Rødstøl's Plass: 22.9 mi
- Straumsdalen: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- ingrids Glassverksted: 4.1 mi
- Brudeegget: 4.4 mi
- Hjørundfjorden: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Molja fyr: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ramskredhamrane: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Benkane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vardane, Tverrfjellet | SE 133° | 776 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rundehornet | SE 130° | 727 m | 6.4 mi |
| Melshornet | S 179° | 668 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sulebakkhornet | SE 142° | 661 m | 5.9 mi |
| Grøthornet | SE 133° | 650 m | 5.2 mi |
| Røysahornet | SE 139° | 638 m | 6.5 mi |
| Skolma | SSW 207° | 635 m | 4.5 mi |
| Sneldelia | SSW 207° | 633 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 17:50 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 03:38 | 22:02 | 23:39 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:40 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 10:06 | — | 15:03 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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