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Espelandsvatnet naturreservat

Espelandsvatnet naturreservat from directly overhead

Espelandsvatnet naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Blægja stands 1,305 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Skilbreivatnet naturreservat, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Gaularfjellet passes 8.7 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1991-12-20

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Sogn og Fjordane

How to reach it

Coordinates61.37683, 5.77642

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Rekevikfossen: 2.6 mi
  • Alverfossen: 3.1 mi
  • Osfossen: 3.2 mi
  • Fossfossen: 3.6 mi
  • Sandafossen: 3.6 mi
Peaks
  • Hermannsfjellet: 3.6 mi
  • Eiaåsen: 3.7 mi
  • Litlehesten: 3.9 mi
  • Kjelstadnakken: 4.5 mi
  • Halbrendsnipa: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Bygstad gamle kirke (ruin): 4.3 mi
  • Vesle Daniel - Jakob Sande: 12.5 mi
  • Klævold kystfort: 15.0 mi
  • Den første brøytestikka i Noreg: 15.6 mi
  • Audun Hugleikson borg: 18.5 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Torsheim: 5.8 mi
  • Laksen: 5.9 mi
  • Turncated Icosahedron: 6.0 mi
  • Bent Høie med Pompel og Pilt: 12.5 mi
  • Jakob Sande: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Timmervikfjæra: 7.7 mi
  • Sandvika: 24.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Naustdalssanden: 9.2 mi
  • Klokkargarden: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hunsrasta: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Kvernsteinsparken: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Espelandsvatnet naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BlægjaWNW 291°1,305 m9.4 mi
KvamshestenWNW 289°1,209 m5.2 mi
GeitanovaESE 112°1,185 m13.8 mi
HøgeggaESE 117°1,167 m13.3 mi
SnøheiaSE 128°1,141 m8.7 mi
JemdalsnovaSE 130°1,122 m9.6 mi
SollinovaSE 133°1,088 m10.0 mi
DrøsingaE 81°1,086 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4017:5318:51
June solstice03:5621:5523:23
September equinox07:2118:4319:40
December solstice09:54—15:17

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Scots pine1 obs
  • Downy Birch1 obs
  • common bilberry1 obs
  • Marsh Thistle1 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/690992665

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