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Bjørneskjær biotopvernområde

Bjørneskjær biotopvernområde from directly overhead

Bjørneskjær biotopvernområde is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Høge stang stands 275 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Singløysand, a beach 2.0 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2009-06-19

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Østfold

How to reach it

Coordinates59.08515, 11.12427

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Singløysand: 2.0 mi
  • Ekevika: 2.0 mi
  • De brente buktene: 3.2 mi
  • Bergsmarkstranda: 3.2 mi
  • Munkebukta: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Mørvik fort: 2.8 mi
  • Bråten: 5.1 mi
  • Hjelmkollen fort: 5.5 mi
  • Svenskelåven: 5.8 mi
  • Kaffebrakka: 5.9 mi
Peaks
  • Botneveten: 3.2 mi
  • Røsnesåsen: 4.4 mi
  • Vetatoppen: 7.1 mi
  • Mossvikskullen: 7.8 mi
  • Røsseberget: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 45
  • Svinesundforbindelsen: 6.0 mi
  • Gul Lophelia: 6.1 mi
  • En vandring mot horisontens ljus: 6.1 mi
  • Fortidens vitner: 6.1 mi
  • GUTT og HUND: 9.6 mi
Parks: 35
  • Gunnarstorp gravfelt: 8.7 mi
  • Rødsparken: 9.0 mi
  • Oldtidspark: 9.3 mi
  • Rødsberget: 9.4 mi
  • Solbakkparken: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 24
Museums: 20
Waterfalls: 15
  • Sarpefossen: 13.2 mi
  • Julsrud foss: 17.8 mi
  • Sølvstufossen: 18.7 mi
  • Dritufoss: 19.8 mi
  • Høgfossen: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rasteplass: 6.4 mi
  • Vanninga: 13.3 mi
  • Budalsvika: 21.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Pikesten fyr: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Odden: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Bjørneskjær biotopvernområde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Høge stangE 89°275 m21.3 mi
AbbortjernåsenE 91°261 m20.9 mi
TangetjernfjelletE 91°259 m21.7 mi
GeiteryggenESE 102°258.7 m18.5 mi
KuleåsenE 93°248 m14.9 mi
Store VedøfseE 87°243 m19.7 mi
TorsengeråsenE 86°242 m20.2 mi
VardåsenE 94°240 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1917:3518:29
June solstice04:0221:1922:34
September equinox07:0018:2519:18
December solstice09:1013:3015:19

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Eurasian Blue Tit23 obs
  • Common Eider21 obs
  • Great Cormorant12 obs
  • Great Tit12 obs
  • Mute Swan11 obs
  • Red-breasted Merganser9 obs
  • Great Black-backed Gull8 obs
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow8 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/996074288

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