Nature reserve · Norway
Birkelid naturreservat
Birkelid naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Hesteheia stands 300 m to the north, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rossevann festningsanlegg, a historic site 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2017-06-21
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Aust- og Vest-Agder
How to reach it
Coordinates58.12861, 7.84126
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Rossevann festningsanlegg: 0.9 mi
- Bjønnehiet: 3.5 mi
- Vassbotnheia: 3.7 mi
- Braneset Strandforsvar: 4.3 mi
- Ny-Hellesund kystfort: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Store Øygarden naturreservat: 2.0 mi
- Lyngbudalen naturreservat: 2.5 mi
- Låveheia naturreservat: 2.5 mi
- Svingervann naturreservat: 2.8 mi
- Torjusheia naturreservat: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Linnåsen: 2.1 mi
- Rannesheia: 2.3 mi
- Torjusheia: 2.3 mi
- Øyliheia: 2.8 mi
- Austre Varde: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 56
- Søgnefossen: 2.6 mi
- Mandalsfossen: 6.0 mi
- Holmenfossen: 6.2 mi
- Kravlefossen: 7.2 mi
- Berjefossen: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 46
- Observasjonspost fra første verdenskrig: 1.7 mi
- Søgne-skiltet: 2.3 mi
- Lille Kjeragbolten: 2.8 mi
- Posebyen: 5.9 mi
- Knuden: 7.8 mi
Museums: 34
- Porsmyr bygdetun: 1.6 mi
- Søgne gamle prestegård: 2.6 mi
- Bragdøya Kystkultursenter: 5.2 mi
- Stiftelsen Arkivet: 5.2 mi
- Kanonmuseet: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Kursveggen: 3.3 mi
- Stream wall: 3.4 mi
- Dog wall: 3.4 mi
- Bananveggen: 3.6 mi
- LOS-klippen: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 27
- Farvannet badeplass: 1.1 mi
- Høllesanden: 3.8 mi
- Torvesanden: 4.0 mi
- Braneset: 4.2 mi
- Saueviga: 4.3 mi
Parks: 19
- Lundeparken: 3.4 mi
- Høllesanden: 3.8 mi
- Myren gård: 4.7 mi
- Ravnedalen: 5.2 mi
- Børsparken: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Kosevika friområde: 3.6 mi
- Murane: 7.1 mi
- kommodeskuffa: 15.1 mi
- Bestemor: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Birkelid naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesteheia | N 3° | 300 m | 6.3 mi |
| Vehusknausen | N 8° | 285 m | 7.0 mi |
| Solheia | N 7° | 282 m | 7.9 mi |
| Spjotheia | WNW 301° | 278 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bjønnåsen | NNE 16° | 258 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ureheia | N 8° | 250 m | 5.0 mi |
| Tereleigsåsen | NNE 11° | 243 m | 5.6 mi |
| Smørheia | W 262° | 242 m | 5.2 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 | 21:26 | 22:38 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:39 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 09:15 | 14:04 | 15:40 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- European goldenrod2 obs
- Himalayan balsam1 obs
- purple foxglove1 obs
- Lingonberry1 obs
- Willow Warbler1 obs
- Common Scoter1 obs
- European cave spider1 obs
- European Toad1 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/996720034
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