Nature reserve · Norway
Birkelandsvann naturreservat
Birkelandsvann naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Ropstadknuten stands 488 m to the north, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mandalsfossen, a waterfall 1.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978-12-22
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Aust- og Vest-Agder
How to reach it
Coordinates58.19175, 7.76637
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Mandalsfossen: 1.2 mi
- Kravlefossen: 2.3 mi
- Kvernfossen: 6.3 mi
- Berjefossen: 6.4 mi
- Trælefossen: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Mandalsheia naturreservat: 1.6 mi
- Tronstadvannet naturreservat: 2.4 mi
- Hegglandsheia naturreservat: 3.5 mi
- Torjusheia naturreservat: 4.4 mi
- Orlogskarten naturreservat: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Spjotheia: 2.4 mi
- Ureheia: 3.5 mi
- Hesteheia: 3.6 mi
- Tereleigsåsen: 4.0 mi
- Linnåsen: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Dauresmyr: 3.7 mi
- Bjønnefjøset: 4.5 mi
- Bjønnehiet: 5.1 mi
- Rossevann festningsanlegg: 5.8 mi
- Vassbotnheia: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 51
- Observasjonspost fra første verdenskrig: 6.3 mi
- Lille Kjeragbolten: 6.4 mi
- Søgne-skiltet: 6.5 mi
- Knuden: 8.1 mi
- Posebyen: 9.0 mi
Museums: 40
- Porsmyr bygdetun: 3.6 mi
- Søgne gamle prestegård: 7.5 mi
- Mjålandsstova: 7.7 mi
- Stabburet: 7.7 mi
- Styrerboligen: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 31
- Farvannet badeplass: 4.9 mi
- Torvesanden: 7.9 mi
- Høllesanden: 8.2 mi
- Braneset: 8.7 mi
- Saueviga: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 29
- Laxefeltet: 6.3 mi
- Storeheia: 6.7 mi
- Oddersjaa klippe: 7.3 mi
- Pumpeverket: 7.5 mi
- Edens hage: 7.6 mi
Parks: 20
- Lundeparken: 6.6 mi
- Ravnedalen: 7.9 mi
- Høllesanden: 8.2 mi
- Myren gård: 8.5 mi
- Stener Heyerdahls park: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Kosevika friområde: 8.5 mi
- Murane: 12.1 mi
- Bestemor: 16.6 mi
- kommodeskuffa: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Birkelandsvann naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ropstadknuten | N 359° | 488 m | 9.8 mi |
| Havsåsen | NNW 330° | 414 m | 10.4 mi |
| Naspevarden | NNE 32° | 314 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hesteheia | ENE 59° | 300 m | 3.6 mi |
| Vehusknausen | NE 55° | 285 m | 4.5 mi |
| Solheia | NE 47° | 282 m | 5.1 mi |
| Spjotheia | SW 227° | 278 m | 2.4 mi |
| Slettehei | ENE 72° | 277 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:50 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:24 | 21:27 | 22:39 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:39 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 09:16 | 14:03 | 15:40 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Thorny Skate1 obs
- Common Cow-wheat1 obs
- Water Lobelia1 obs
- Twin-lobed Deer Fly1 obs
- Tormentil1 obs
- Black-headed Gull1 obs
- interrupted clubmoss1 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/425503805
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