Forøya naturreservat
Forøya naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Kvaenan stands 964 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Gammalsæterfossen, a waterfall 2.3 miles away. Senja passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000-12-21
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Troms og Finnmark
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Senja, National
Overlooks nearby
- viewpoint Bergsbotn · 18 mi
- Utsikten · 19 mi
- Tungeneset · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Skatvikfjellet: 3.2 mi
- Gardsvikfjellet: 3.7 mi
- Litlefjellet: 5.5 mi
- Første Svanfjell: 6.7 mi
- Gammelveten: 6.9 mi
- Gammalsæterfossen: 2.3 mi
- Storfossen: 2.3 mi
- Sagfossen: 2.5 mi
- Kaperfossen - Čađahakgorži: 5.0 mi
- Litjefossen: 6.1 mi
- Vardnesmyra naturreservat: 3.9 mi
- Tennelia naturreservat: 7.5 mi
- Svandalen naturreservat: 10.9 mi
- Lekangsøya naturreservat: 11.3 mi
- Kastnesåsen og Grønlikollen naturreservat: 11.9 mi
- Finnlandsnes kystfort: 6.0 mi
- Hågenes kystfort: 12.5 mi
- Ghost bike: 13.4 mi
- Grunnreisa kystfort: 14.3 mi
- Flatneset fort: 18.4 mi
- Sážža / Senja natur- og kultursenter: 4.7 mi
- Kaperdalen samemuseum: 5.6 mi
- Midt-Troms barnemuseum: 13.0 mi
- Hofsøy bygdemuseum: 13.6 mi
- Kramvigbrygga: 16.1 mi
- Sifjord Lekeplass: 11.6 mi
- Lilleparken: 13.2 mi
- Kirkeparken: 13.3 mi
- Museumsplassen: 21.7 mi
- Sansehagen (SABE): 22.2 mi
- Storvika: 14.8 mi
- Ballesvika: 17.7 mi
- Ersfjord beach: 22.0 mi
- Ottar fra Hålogaland: 13.0 mi
- Skarven: 17.2 mi
- Ballesvikskaret: 16.6 mi
- Gulldassen: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Forøya naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kvaenan | WNW 289° | 964 m | 8.9 mi |
| Tredje Svanfell | N 349° | 898 m | 9.5 mi |
| Eidefjellet | WSW 243° | 885 m | 8.8 mi |
| Andrefjellet | N 353° | 879 m | 8.0 mi |
| Grinda | W 273° | 875 m | 8.0 mi |
| Skredfloget | NNW 336° | 869 m | 14.0 mi |
| Lonketind | WSW 251° | 846 m | 14.7 mi |
| Steinskardfjellet | WSW 255° | 811 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:52 | 16:47 | 18:05 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 17:40 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Moose6 obs
- Knotted Wrack4 obs
- White-tailed Eagle3 obs
- common juniper3 obs
- black crowberry3 obs
- Common Periwinkle3 obs
- Whooper Swan2 obs
- Mallard2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/993494127
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