Hvalstad
in Asker of Akershus, Norway
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Oslo Gardermoen Airport (32 mi) - Moss Airport, Rygge (35 mi)
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp (47 mi)
- Notodden Airport (48 mi)
- Skien Airport (56 mi)
- Stafsberg Airport (70 mi)
- Gol Airport (81 mi)
- Leirin Airport (90 mi)
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Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (165 mi)
- Rock Carvings in Tanum (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Oslo Vinterpark (amusement park, (12 mi)
- Tusenfryd (amusement park, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 59.857 and 10.466 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 59° 51' 24" and E 10° 27' 57"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krone - NOK
- Spoken languages:
- Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:24 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:52 am and 4:11 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Hvalstad
Hvalstad in Asker (Akershus) is a place in Norway a little west of Oslo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Hvalstad is now 09:24 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Hvalstad, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Oslo Gardermoen Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Rock Carvings in Tanum in Sweden at a distance of 86 mi (or 138 km). We encountered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Asker, Sandvika, Slemmestad, Nesoddtangen and Lierbyen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
4°C (40 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Sky is clear, calm, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Quality Hotel Leangkollen
SCANDIC ASKER
THON HOTEL OSLOFJORD
THON HOTEL VETTRE
Videos from this area
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2012-02-23_Get league game Frisk Asker vs. Storhamar Dragons
Norwegian ice hockey Get-league game at Askerhallen, 23.02.2012. The video shows highlights from the game Frisk Asker vs. Srorhamar Dragons. The final score was 4 to Frisk Asker and 6 to ...
2010-11-28 U19 NTG Frisk Asker vs. Rosenborg
Norwegian ice hockey league game, league U19 Elite (19 years old and younger) at Askerhallen, Asker, 28.11.2010. The video shows highlights from the game NTG Frisk Asker vs. Rosenborg. By...
Frisk Asker VS. Vålerengen, Søndag 19/10
Ønsker Vålerenga (bunnlaget) velkommen til askerhallen Søndag 19/10 kl 1700.
2010-10-15 U19 NTG Frisk Asker vs. Storhamar
2010-10-15 U19 NTG Frisk Asker vs. Storhamar Norwegian ice hockey league game, league U19 Elite (19 years old and younger) at Askerhallen, Asker, 15.10.2010. The video shows highlights from...
2010-01-08 U19 NTG Frisk Asker vs. Storhamar
Norwegian ice hockey league game division U19 Elite (19 years old and younger) in Askerhallen 08.01.2010. The video is of highlights from the game between NTG Frisk Asker vs. Storhamar. By...
Midt i Sverige - 1993 Asker Gård
2010-11-01 U19 NTG Frisk Asker vs. Valerenga
Norwegian ice hockey league game, league U19 Elite (19 years old and younger) at Askerhallen, Asker, 01.11.2010. The video shows highlights from the game NTG Frisk Asker vs. Vålerenga Ishockey.
2010-10-20 1.Divisjon Frisk Asker 2 vs. Lillehammer 2
Norwegian ice hockey league game division 1 at Askerhallen, 20-10.2010. The video shows highlights from the game between Frisk Asker 2 vs. Lillehammer 2. By Geir Johansen.
Skoleball-Torstad skole,Asker-13.feb.2014
For 6 sjette gang leverer vi komplett discotek til skoleball på Torstad skole i Asker. Som alltid hyggelige elever og topp stemning. Vi beklager dårlig lyd.
2011-01-21 U19 Frisk Asker vs. Manglerud Star
Norwegian ice hockey league game, U19 Elite (19 years old and younger) at Askerhallen. The video shows highlights from NTG Frisk Asker´s game vs. Manglerud Star 21.01.2011. By Geir Johansen.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hvalstad
Hvalstad is a village and a small part of the Municipality Asker. Hvalstad has slightly more than 2000 inhabitants, a number that has doubled since the seventies. Hvalstad is located 20 kilometres from the centre of Oslo. Hvalstad Station is on Drammensbanen (the Oslo-Drammen Railway line) opened on October 7, 1872.
Skaugum
Skaugum is the official residence of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and of his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit. The estate is located in Asker municipality, about 15 miles southwest of Oslo. Owned by the Church in the Middle Ages, it passed through several owners until 1909, when Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg bought it. When Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha were married in 1929, Wedel Jarlsberg sold it to the couple. The original residence burned to the ground in 1930.
Asker Line
The Asker Line is a 9.5-kilometre railway line between Asker and Lysaker in Norway. The line runs along the same corridor as the Drammen Line, offering increased capacity, speed and regularity on the rail network west of Oslo. The first part opened in 2005, and in 2011 an extension opened from Sandvika to Lysaker. An extension to Skøyen in Oslo will perhaps be built after 2020. Most of the railway is in tunnel and is dimensioned for 160 km/h running.
Hvalstad Station
Hvalstad Station is a railway station located at Hvalstad in Asker, Norway on the Drammen Line. The station is served by the Oslo Commuter Rail line 400 operated by the Norwegian State Railways with two hourly services.
Vakås Station
Vakås Station is a railway station located at Vakås in Asker, Norway on Drammen Line. The station is served by the Oslo Commuter Rail line 400 operated by the Norwegian State Railways with two hourly services. The station was opened in 1957.
Høn Station
Høn Station is a railway station located at Vakås in Asker, Norway on the Drammen Line. The station is served by the Oslo Commuter Rail line 400 operated by Norwegian State Railways with two hourly services. The station was opened in 1930.
Billingstad
Billingstad is a village in Asker municipality, Akershus county, Norway. It is close to the border of Bærum and Vestmarka and is 18 km west of Oslo. It has 2,349 residents (2006). The area is both residential and commercial. It is served by the Oslo Commuter Rail at Billingstad Station, and hosts the world's first IKEA outside Sweden. Both Budstikka and Varner-Gruppen have their head offices at Billingstad.
Skaugum Tunnel
The Skaugum Tunnel is a 3,790-meter long railway tunnel in Asker, Norway, on the Asker Line. The tunnel runs between Asker Station and Solstad and was built as part of the first stage of the Asker Line, between Asker and Sandvika. Construction started in February 2002 and the tunnel opened on 27 August 2005. The tunnel was built by Mika for the Norwegian National Rail Administration using the drilling and blasting method with one crosscut. During construction there was one blasting accident.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Hvalstad.
Asker: E18 − Retning mot Oslo, Asker (source)
Sandvika: E16 − nord (Retning mot Hønefoss), Sandvika (source)
Vestmarksetra › South-West, Vestmarksetra (source)
Skui: Kirkerudbakken, Skui (source)
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