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Førsvollvatna naturreservat

Førsvollvatna naturreservat from directly overhead

Førsvollvatna naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Moldehesten stands 528 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bakken husmannsplass, a museum 0.9 miles away. Ryfylke passes 7.1 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1996-12-20

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Rogaland

How to reach it

Coordinates59.10370, 5.73844

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums: 60
  • Bakken husmannsplass: 0.9 mi
  • BibMus Rennesøy: 1.5 mi
  • Utstein kloster: 5.2 mi
  • Fjøløy Fort: 5.9 mi
  • Bedehuset Bethel: 6.7 mi
Peaks
  • Vikefjellet: 1.2 mi
  • Selsfjellet: 1.5 mi
  • Hodnefjell: 2.1 mi
  • Skjena: 2.6 mi
  • Kitlingen: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Mølleparken: 6.8 mi
  • Trollskogen: 7.2 mi
  • Valberget: 9.1 mi
  • Hertervigs plass: 9.1 mi
  • Sølvbergtorget: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 50
Cliffs: 50
Beaches: 31
  • Gardsvågen badestrand: 3.7 mi
  • Kuvika: 8.7 mi
  • Rosenli-stranden: 9.9 mi
  • Emmaus-stranden: 10.1 mi
  • Godalen: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Fossane: 1.4 mi
  • Storåsfoss: 13.7 mi
  • Kustifossen: 15.5 mi
  • Hengjanefossen: 18.9 mi
  • Bjørnabufossen: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Langøy: 6.8 mi
  • Tanken: 6.8 mi
  • Hålandsvannet Leikvoll: 9.5 mi
  • Hålandsvannet Håland: 9.6 mi
  • Gapahuken: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 1
  • Groom-brønnen: 9.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Førsvollvatna naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MoldehestenE 88°528 m11.1 mi
StorehornåsenE 92°477 m11.3 mi
LangabergESE 109°455 m11.0 mi
KjortåsenESE 115°439 m9.6 mi
BarkvedfjelletESE 118°418.7 m10.6 mi
KrofjelletE 92°416 m10.6 mi
AlmåsenESE 106°403 m11.1 mi
MidtknutenESE 107°403 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4017:5718:50
June solstice04:2321:4022:56
September equinox07:2218:4619:40
December solstice09:3113:5115:40

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Northern Wheatear2 obs
  • Lustrous Bog-moss2 obs
  • Red Peatmoss2 obs
  • toothed peatmoss2 obs
  • English Stonecrop2 obs
  • Common Eider1 obs
  • Yellowhammer1 obs
  • White Wagtail1 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/187784834

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