Nature reserve · Norway
Arekilen naturreservat
Arekilen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Geiteryggen stands 259 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ørekroken, a beach 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010-04-16
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Østfold
How to reach it
Coordinates59.03995, 11.01650
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Ørekroken: 0.6 mi
- Storesand: 1.1 mi
- Kroksand: 1.3 mi
- Tareholmen: 1.7 mi
- Skinnarsjøen: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Botneveten: 1.9 mi
- Breifjell: 8.5 mi
- Røsnesåsen: 9.3 mi
- Kariknatten: 10.4 mi
- Vetatoppen: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Vikertjernet biotopvernområde: 2.2 mi
- Sandøysalta naturreservat: 2.5 mi
- Skipstadsand naturreservat: 2.6 mi
- Kvernemyr naturreservat: 3.0 mi
- Herfølsalta naturreservat: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Akerøy fort: 4.4 mi
- Kjøkøy fort: 6.8 mi
- Mørvik fort: 7.6 mi
- Bråten: 8.4 mi
- Svenskelåven: 8.9 mi
Parks: 42
- Kongsten Fort: 11.1 mi
- Ridhusplenen: 11.5 mi
- Tamburparken: 11.6 mi
- Kunstparken: 11.7 mi
- Bibliotekparken: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 40
- Gul Lophelia: 1.2 mi
- En vandring mot horisontens ljus: 1.2 mi
- Fortidens vitner: 1.2 mi
- Svinesundforbindelsen: 11.0 mi
- Fredrik II: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 26
- StenKunstHvaler: 1.2 mi
- Sponvika skanse: 8.2 mi
- Metaberget Bunker: 8.4 mi
- Kjærbusten: 10.5 mi
- Friluftsbadet: 11.2 mi
Museums: 18
- Kystmuséet: 5.0 mi
- Bastion 5: 11.4 mi
- Fredrikstad Museum: 11.4 mi
- Glasshytta: 11.4 mi
- Gamlebyen Modelljernbanesenter: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Sarpefossen: 16.8 mi
- Älgafallet: 21.4 mi
- Sølvstufossen: 21.5 mi
- Julsrud foss: 22.6 mi
- Dritufoss: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Rasteplass: 1.8 mi
- Vanninga: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Odden: 7.2 mi
- Grusveggen: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Pikesten fyr: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Skolehagen: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Arekilen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geiteryggen | E 92° | 258.7 m | 22.0 mi |
| Kuleåsen | E 83° | 248 m | 18.8 mi |
| Store Vedøfse | E 80° | 243 m | 23.8 mi |
| Vardåsen | E 85° | 240 m | 20.7 mi |
| Østtorp | NNE 25° | 176 m | 22.3 mi |
| Tjuetåsen | N 2° | 176 m | 24.0 mi |
| Brennfjell | NNE 22° | 174 m | 23.6 mi |
| Ryggåsen | NNE 24° | 157 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:19 | 17:36 | 18:29 |
| June solstice | 04:03 | 21:19 | 22:34 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:25 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 09:10 | 13:32 | 15:20 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Greylag Goose227 obs
- Hooded Crow153 obs
- Common Eider148 obs
- European Herring Gull137 obs
- Eurasian Oystercatcher115 obs
- Common Gull108 obs
- Barnacle Goose103 obs
- House Sparrow94 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/996074459
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