Picnic site · Norway
Velplassen
Velplassen is a picnic site, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Sirikjerke stands 635 m to the south, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Loesmoen elvepark, a park 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates59.76943, 9.92901
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Loesmoen elvepark: 0.2 mi
- Skriverparken: 0.6 mi
- Eknes Sports Park: 2.8 mi
- Wildenveys plass: 3.1 mi
- Vikhagan park: 3.2 mi
Artworks
- Eikeblad: 0.7 mi
- En spade er en spade: 0.7 mi
- Tannhjul: 0.8 mi
- #komhit: 2.2 mi
- Herman Wildenwey: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Harastokkåsen: 0.9 mi
- Oseberg: 1.0 mi
- Blåfjell: 1.3 mi
- Liaåsen: 1.4 mi
- Krukekollen: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 60
- Temte Gård og Bygdesamling: 1.2 mi
- Knudsensmia: 3.1 mi
- Fossesholm: 3.6 mi
- Kjøsterudjuvet: 6.5 mi
- Skarragruvene: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Hellefossen: 1.6 mi
- Høgfossen: 2.7 mi
- Klarefoss: 6.1 mi
- Galaseterfossen: 7.5 mi
- Døvikfossen: 8.0 mi
Historic sites
- Mjøndalen-aksjonen: 3.2 mi
- Ormåsen Gruver: 4.2 mi
- Myreslottet: 4.5 mi
- Jakob Sandungen: 6.4 mi
- Soluret: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Veia naturreservat: 3.9 mi
- Solbergfjellet naturreservat: 4.4 mi
- Kolbergtjernmyra naturreservat: 4.9 mi
- Sandsbakken naturreservat: 5.0 mi
- Bremsåsen naturreservat: 5.2 mi
Museums: 50
- Nøstetangen norsk glassmuseum: 0.6 mi
- Gulden kunstverk: 1.6 mi
- Knutsensmia: 3.1 mi
- Portåsen: 3.4 mi
- Fossesholm herregård: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 43
- Hagatjern badeplass: 5.4 mi
- Grua: 8.9 mi
- Bragernes strand: 10.2 mi
- Glasstranda: 12.3 mi
- Jondalsdammen: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Horgenseteråsen: 3.2 mi
- Tverråsen: 7.0 mi
- Tverråsen: 7.1 mi
- Tverråsen: 7.5 mi
- Tverråsen: 7.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Jutultønna: 9.1 mi
- Jennys kilde: 9.2 mi
- Olavskilden: 22.7 mi
- Simensølla: 22.8 mi
- Vanninga: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Utebadet Drammensbadet: 9.7 mi
- Ole Einars Plass: 11.2 mi
- Høgåsen: 15.0 mi
- Picnic site with beach: 16.1 mi
- picnic_table: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Strømsøhagen: 10.0 mi
- Øverland Arboret: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Velplassen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirikjerke | S 171° | 635 m | 5.4 mi |
| Lokkeråsen | ENE 69° | 607 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hoggskollen | ENE 66° | 597 m | 4.7 mi |
| Kleiveren | ENE 59° | 596 m | 5.0 mi |
| Solbergvarden | E 80° | 531 m | 4.0 mi |
| Røysåsen | NE 50° | 441 m | 2.0 mi |
| Damhaugen | ENE 73° | 435 m | 5.6 mi |
| Seteråsen | NNE 30° | 406 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:24 | 17:39 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 03:59 | 21:27 | 22:46 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:29 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 09:21 | 13:15 | 15:17 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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