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Falkensten naturreservat

Falkensten naturreservat from directly overhead

Falkensten naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Hvittingen stands 404 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Falkenstendammen dyrefredningsområde, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2006-06-30

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Vestfold

How to reach it

Coordinates59.43678, 10.42182

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Utsikten: 0.7 mi
  • Skånevetan: 1.0 mi
  • Veggfjell: 1.2 mi
  • Kjærranåsen: 3.3 mi
  • Solumsåsen: 3.7 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Parks
  • Tømmersletta: 1.7 mi
  • Lystlunden: 2.7 mi
  • Reirparken: 3.6 mi
  • Borreparken: 4.2 mi
  • Hagemannsparken: 4.4 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Møringa: 2.6 mi
  • Vollane: 2.6 mi
  • Tivolistranda: 2.7 mi
  • Rørestrand: 3.5 mi
  • Borrestranda: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Mossefossen: 8.7 mi
  • Sjulstadfossen: 17.0 mi
  • Ulefoss: 19.5 mi
  • Trollfoss: 20.9 mi
  • Binganefossen: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Dragonfjellet: 7.0 mi
  • Grusveggen: 12.8 mi
  • Åroskastet: 18.2 mi
  • Fosildalen: 24.1 mi
  • Trongkleiv: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Andrineolla: 16.0 mi
  • Jutultønna: 23.7 mi
  • Jennys kilde: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Falkensten naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HvittingenNW 314°404 m10.9 mi
TyriåsenNW 316°316 m9.9 mi
HøgåsenNNW 346°313.5 m9.9 mi
KnivsfjellN 5°307 m10.5 mi
KaståsenNNW 336°276.6 m10.8 mi
MerratoppenNNW 348°273.3 m10.4 mi
SukkerertkollenN 351°267.5 m10.6 mi
HatternNW 316°261.3 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:3818:32
June solstice04:0121:2322:41
September equinox07:0318:2719:21
December solstice09:1613:2415:18

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • maidenhair spleenwort9 obs
  • Bloody Crane's-bill8 obs
  • Herb Robert5 obs
  • Oregano5 obs
  • viper's-bugloss4 obs
  • white stonecrop4 obs
  • common polypody4 obs
  • Black-headed Gull4 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/463274147

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