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Bjårvatnet naturreservat

Bjårvatnet naturreservat from directly overhead

Bjårvatnet naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Urdalsnipa stands 561 m to the northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Varden sjøredningsmuseum, a museum 1.1 miles away. Jæren runs past it.

What the record says

Built
1996-12-20

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Rogaland

How to reach it

Coordinates58.54542, 5.76018

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bjørndalsniba: 4.5 mi
  • Rubben: 5.2 mi
  • Synesvarden: 5.3 mi
  • Kartakalven: 5.9 mi
  • Stemmefjellet: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Kanonstilling WWII: 2.7 mi
  • Kanonstilling WWII: 2.8 mi
  • Sirevåg Kystfort: 3.4 mi
  • Vedafjell: 3.5 mi
  • Gjetarhytta: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 39
Parks: 38
  • Nesheim Parken: 6.5 mi
  • Nærbøparken: 9.0 mi
  • Dalane folkemuseum's park: 10.7 mi
  • Sykehusparken: 10.8 mi
  • Fjellparken: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 37
  • Krigsminne: 10.8 mi
  • Losen: 10.8 mi
  • Sven Aarrestad: 13.7 mi
  • THE LOVERS: 13.7 mi
  • Hekkan: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 31
Museums: 30
  • Varden sjøredningsmuseum: 1.1 mi
  • Kvernhusanlegg Fuglestad: 1.2 mi
  • Besøkssenter våtmark Jæren: 2.8 mi
  • Grødaland: 8.5 mi
  • Jærmuseet / Vitengarden: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Fotlandsfossen: 9.5 mi
  • Fotlandsfossen: 11.9 mi
  • Migaren: 13.4 mi
  • Hytlandsfossen: 13.9 mi
  • Hunnafossen: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Indre Gyarhavn: 7.0 mi
  • Ytre Gyarhavn: 7.1 mi
  • Skadbergvågen: 7.6 mi
  • Skadbergvågen Øst: 7.6 mi
  • Vandringshavn: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Gådå badeplass: 9.2 mi
  • Perlå: 15.4 mi
  • Lutsistanda: 22.7 mi
  • Hogstadvika: 23.8 mi
  • Forusstraen: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Takhagen: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Bjårvatnet naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
UrdalsnipaNE 49°561 m9.3 mi
SvartaknutenENE 58°499 m12.0 mi
VardafjelletNE 52°491 m12.9 mi
SolbjørgnipaENE 67°466 m11.1 mi
KvesfjelletNE 39°439 m10.0 mi
HolmafjelletNE 48°439 m12.8 mi
MåkaknutenNE 34°437 m11.5 mi
BrusaknutenNE 39°432 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4017:5818:50
June solstice04:2921:3722:50
September equinox07:2218:4719:40
December solstice09:2714:0415:45

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Whinchat3 obs
  • Sea Thrift3 obs
  • marsh grass-of-Parnassus3 obs
  • Northern Lapwing2 obs
  • Fieldfare2 obs
  • ribwort plantain2 obs
  • Sneezewort2 obs
  • Brown Knapweed2 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/995332164

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