Nature reserve · Norway
Askilsåsen naturreservat
Askilsåsen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Preste-Slettåsen stands 563 m to the west, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tjuvborgen, a peak 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015-12-11
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Vestfold
How to reach it
Coordinates59.62584, 10.16772
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tjuvborgen: 0.6 mi
- Delåsen: 3.2 mi
- Slåttsmyråsen: 3.5 mi
- Vidvangsåsen: 3.5 mi
- Svensken: 3.5 mi
Museums
- Sande gamle prestegård: 2.7 mi
- Eidsfos hovedgård: 4.9 mi
- Eidsfoss jernverksmuseum: 5.0 mi
- Jernverket Eidsfoss: 5.0 mi
- Austad gård: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves
- St. Hansåsen naturreservat: 3.3 mi
- Sæteråsen naturreservat: 4.2 mi
- Trestikle naturreservat: 6.0 mi
- Austadmarka naturreservat: 6.1 mi
- Steinbruelva naturreservat: 6.3 mi
Attractions
- Andorsrudborgen: 4.6 mi
- Helleristningene på Åskollen: 7.1 mi
- Galeasen Christiane: 7.6 mi
- Henrik: 7.6 mi
- Høgås Alpinsenter: 8.2 mi
Beaches
- Gataland: 4.7 mi
- Nordre Jarlsberg badeplass: 5.8 mi
- Knivestranda: 6.8 mi
- Glasstranda: 7.3 mi
- Sandobrygga badeplass: 7.7 mi
Parks
- Skjervikbukta: 5.6 mi
- Forsynshammeren: 6.4 mi
- Nedre Knive: 6.8 mi
- Nordbylunden: 7.0 mi
- Teglverkstomta: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
- Frydenhaug Gård: 7.3 mi
- Austad gård: 7.3 mi
- Kobbervik Gård: 7.4 mi
- Jernstøperiet Drammen: 7.5 mi
- Ordfører Lunds villa: 7.6 mi
Artworks
- Bryggearbeideren: 7.6 mi
- Skynja: 7.6 mi
- Mens sana in corpore sano: 7.7 mi
- Hør 2: 7.7 mi
- Angrybirds: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Hengefoss: 13.0 mi
- Høgfossen: 13.9 mi
- Hellefossen: 14.5 mi
- Sætrefossen: 15.0 mi
- Klarefoss: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Tverråsen: 11.3 mi
- Tverråsen: 11.4 mi
- Tverråsen: 11.5 mi
- Tverråsen: 11.9 mi
- Tverråsen: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 8
- Strømsøhagen: 7.6 mi
- Kristinas hage: 20.2 mi
- Asgard: 20.2 mi
- Alby: 20.9 mi
- Viftebedet: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Utebadet Drammensbadet: 7.7 mi
- Høgåsen: 9.3 mi
- Ruseberget: 12.8 mi
- Velplassen: 12.9 mi
- picnic_table: 16.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Jutultønna: 9.3 mi
- Jennys kilde: 9.4 mi
- Kilden: 21.8 mi
- Majorskilden: 22.4 mi
- Andrineolla: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Fyrvokteren: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Askilsåsen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preste-Slettåsen | W 271° | 563 m | 3.8 mi |
| Heierstadåsen | W 261° | 478 m | 3.8 mi |
| Hvittingen | S 170° | 404 m | 5.6 mi |
| Seteråsen | E 90° | 396 m | 6.4 mi |
| Storås | E 79° | 380 m | 5.4 mi |
| St. Hansås | W 262° | 370 m | 4.3 mi |
| Vardåsen | NE 45° | 349 m | 6.0 mi |
| Haukås | N 3° | 349 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:23 | 17:38 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 04:00 | 21:26 | 22:44 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:28 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 09:18 | 13:19 | 15:18 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Tawny Owl1 obs
- Small Tortoiseshell1 obs
- Early Bumble Bee1 obs
- Common Buzzard1 obs
- fireweed1 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.
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