Moss meteorite, Moss

Name: Moss meteorite
Address: Moss, Norway

#4 among attractions in Moss

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Facts and practical information

Moss is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell over the communities of Rygge and Moss in Østfold county, southeast southern Norway in the morning of midsummer day, July 14, 2006. ()

Coordinates: 59°25'60"N, 10°42'0"E

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Moss meteorite – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alby gård, Gullholmen Lighthouse, Punkt Ø, Vansjø.

3.2 miW
Art gallery, Cafe, Park
Alby gård, Jeløya
83 min walk • Alby gård is the oldest farm in Jeløya in Moss, Norway. The farm has roots back to early Viking Age. The main building was given its present shape after a fire in 1866, and in 1963 the municipality bought the farm of the last private owner, shipowner Biørn Biørnstad.
4.3 miW
Lighthouse
Gullholmen Lighthouse
111 min walk • Gullholmen Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Moss in Viken, Norway. The lighthouse is located in the outer Oslofjord, off the island Jeløya. It was established in 1894, and replaced by a light in 1984.
3.2 miW
Museum, Art museum
Punkt Ø, Jeløya
83 min walk • Punkt Ø AS is a Norwegian art institution founded in 2006 with Østfold county as its largest shareholder. The institutions goal is to promote knowledge and understanding for Norwegian and international contemporary art. Punkt Ø runs Galleri F 15 and Momentum, a Nordic biennial for contemporary art.
1.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Vansjø
38 min walk • Vansjø is a lake in the municipalities of Moss, Råde, Rygge, Våler in Østfold county, Norway. Vansjø is part of Moss watershed stretching from Østmarka. Vansjø has four inflow rivers.
1.8 miW
59°26'35"N • 10°39'9"E
Betongen Havn, Moss
46 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.3 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Melløs Stadion, Moss
35 min walk • Melløs Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Melløs borough in Moss, Norway. It is currently used mostly for football contests and is the home stadium of Moss FK.
1.1 miW
Universities and schools
American College of Norway, Moss
30 min walk • The American College of Norway is a private liberal arts college located in Moss, Norway. It was founded in 1990 by Dr. Steinar Opstad and is the only American institution of higher education in Norway.
4.2 miSE
Locality
Rygge
106 min walk • Rygge was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. It was merged into Moss municipality on January 1, 2020. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rygge. Rygge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. The emblem of Rygge is the Pasque flower.