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Eggja naturreservat

Eggja naturreservat from directly overhead

Eggja naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Melderskin stands 1,426 m to the east, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lønarhaugen, a peak 0.4 miles away. Hardanger passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1983-12-16
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Hordaland
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates59.99788, 5.83724

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lønarhaugen: 0.4 mi
  • Vardegga: 3.5 mi
  • Skorpofjell: 3.7 mi
  • Blånuten: 4.2 mi
  • Gruenuten: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Waterfalls: 33
  • Hattebergfossen: 7.1 mi
  • Fossane: 8.5 mi
  • Ringeriksfossen: 8.6 mi
  • Fossen: 9.6 mi
  • Svartefossen: 10.3 mi
Museums: 32
Historic sites: 31
  • Baroniet Rosendal: 6.6 mi
  • 1940-19445 Då landet kalla, gav dei alt: 9.4 mi
  • 7 Juni 1905: 9.9 mi
  • Jonas Lie 1833-1933: 10.0 mi
  • Her har Torstein aldri hvilt: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 24
  • Mostranden: 1.0 mi
  • Apalvikjo: 8.2 mi
  • Revsfjøro: 12.4 mi
  • Handelslagsfjøro: 12.5 mi
  • Djupvika: 12.8 mi
Parks: 22
  • Lundarhegni Naturpark: 4.4 mi
  • Husnesparken: 9.9 mi
  • Heimen plenen: 16.4 mi
  • Plattingen: 16.5 mi
  • Seminarhagen: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 8
  • Revolverkanon fra 2. verdenskrig: 4.6 mi
  • Huge chair: 4.6 mi
  • Kapteinsgarden: 4.9 mi
  • Steinparken: 6.2 mi
  • Fjellhaugvatn Waterfall: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Balhammaren: 12.5 mi
  • Hidleren: 20.6 mi
  • Sildevågsberget: 22.1 mi
  • Austnesbrotet: 22.2 mi
  • Kjønndalsberget: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • § Havna Rasteplass: 19.1 mi
  • Gapahuk i Landåsen: 19.8 mi
  • Skjephaugen: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Eggja naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MelderskinE 86°1,426 m8.5 mi
BjørndalstindaneE 90°1,426 m9.7 mi
JuklavasstindenE 86°1,360 m10.2 mi
LaurdalstindE 91°1,307 m8.6 mi
UlvanosaSSE 158°1,246.7 m9.1 mi
GeitadalstindSSE 158°1,211.4 m8.4 mi
AndersfjelletE 95°1,211 m9.0 mi
BjørndalsnutenE 95°1,201 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4017:5518:50
June solstice04:1321:4523:05
September equinox07:2118:4519:40
December solstice09:3913:2315:31

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Wildlife nearby
  • spoonleaf sundew3 obs
  • rannoch-rush3 obs
  • Bogbean2 obs
  • European Common Frog1 obs
  • Great Sundew1 obs
  • round-leaved sundew1 obs
  • Ramsons1 obs
  • bog bilberry1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/404496408

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