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Foreknuten naturreservat

Foreknuten naturreservat from directly overhead

Foreknuten naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Vådlandsknuten stands 811 m to the south-southeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Selvigstakken, a peak 0.2 miles away. Ryfylke passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1999-12-17

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Rogaland

How to reach it

Coordinates58.86269, 6.08974
  • 14.5 mi off the Ryfylke, National
  • 20.9 mi off the Jæren, National

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Selvigstakken: 0.2 mi
  • Serifjellet: 0.5 mi
  • Nibene: 0.5 mi
  • Gulafjellet: 0.6 mi
  • Buløyfjellet: 1.1 mi
Cliffs
Parks
  • Tursti: 2.4 mi
  • Grinda Parken: 8.1 mi
  • Klatreplassen: 8.5 mi
  • Kvitlånsmarka: 8.6 mi
  • Møteplassen: 8.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Minne om de falne: 4.2 mi
  • Drukningsulukka: 4.3 mi
  • Dynamitthuset: 7.9 mi
  • Gurfabrikken: 8.1 mi
  • Gurfabrikken: 8.1 mi
Artworks
Museums: 58
  • Forsand bygdemuseum: 2.5 mi
  • Sjøhuset i Bergevik: 3.0 mi
  • Kverna i Frøylandsbekken: 9.3 mi
  • Riska histore- og museumslag: 9.5 mi
  • Limagarden: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 48
Waterfalls: 39
  • Fossen: 0.9 mi
  • Kustifossen: 8.1 mi
  • Hedlesfossen: 8.4 mi
  • Migaren: 9.3 mi
  • Eigeskogfossen: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Ersvik standsund: 5.9 mi
  • Botne strand: 8.4 mi
  • Hogstadvika: 8.5 mi
  • Steinstranda: 8.7 mi
  • Lille stranda: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Nodhagen: 6.0 mi
  • Marahålå: 7.7 mi
  • Grindavatnet: 8.1 mi
  • Steinberget: 8.8 mi
  • Gapahuken: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 1
  • Groom-brønnen: 14.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Foreknuten naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
VådlandsknutenSSE 148°811 m5.5 mi
GrøneknutenSE 138°711 m4.0 mi
MiddagsknutenSE 132°679 m4.4 mi
BynutenSW 214°671 m1.2 mi
HjelmalifjelletS 184°655 m4.1 mi
VikastakkenNNE 23°645 m4.7 mi
VølstadnutaneSSW 194°635 m3.8 mi
KyrkjestadfjelletS 178°634 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3917:5618:49
June solstice04:2421:3722:52
September equinox07:2018:4519:38
December solstice09:2813:5615:41

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • White-tailed Eagle1 obs
  • Atlantic Beadlet Anemone1 obs
  • common brown click beetle1 obs
  • Marsh Thistle1 obs
  • Lemon Sole1 obs
  • Velvet Scoter1 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/186263324

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