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Foreknuten naturreservat

Foreknuten naturreservat from directly overhead

Foreknuten naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Vinjakula stands 907 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is FN Parken, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Jæren passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1984-12-21

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Rogaland

How to reach it

Coordinates58.63056, 6.09661
  • 13.1 mi off the Jæren, National

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Daurmålsknuten: 1.4 mi
  • Storafjellet: 1.6 mi
  • Stølsfjellet: 1.9 mi
  • Svartaknuten: 2.1 mi
  • Solbjørgnipa: 2.5 mi
Cliffs
  • Bjerkreim - Kaiveggen: 3.4 mi
  • Knausen: 6.0 mi
  • Strandfjellet: 6.1 mi
  • Fuglafjellet?: 6.9 mi
  • Grovlefjellet: 7.1 mi
Parks: 49
  • Dalane folkemuseum's park: 11.2 mi
  • Sykehusparken: 11.7 mi
  • Elverhøy: 12.5 mi
  • Vannbassengan: 12.7 mi
  • Granholmen: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 41
Museums: 40
  • Austrumdal gardsmuseum: 9.8 mi
  • Dalane folkemuseum: 11.2 mi
  • Knudaheio: 11.6 mi
  • Time bygdemuseum: 12.1 mi
  • Limagarden: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 39
  • Losen: 12.8 mi
  • Ole Gabriel Kverneland: 16.9 mi
  • Sven Aarrestad: 17.5 mi
  • THE LOVERS: 17.6 mi
  • Hekkan: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Hytlandsfossen: 2.7 mi
  • Øygreifossen: 7.1 mi
  • Espelandsfossen: 7.3 mi
  • Verafossen: 7.6 mi
  • Migaren: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Gådå badeplass: 8.2 mi
  • Perlå: 12.7 mi
  • Lutsistanda: 19.5 mi
  • Hogstadvika: 19.7 mi
  • Ersvik standsund: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Skadbergvågen Øst: 12.8 mi
  • Skadbergvågen: 12.9 mi
  • Ålgård: 13.2 mi
  • Indre Gyarhavn: 13.6 mi
  • Ytre Gyarhavn: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Takhagen: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Foreknuten naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
VinjakulaNE 36°907 m10.9 mi
Store SkykulaE 91°906 m8.2 mi
SkarkaknutenENE 63°863 m9.6 mi
BukkafjelletN 11°767 m8.0 mi
TrollakyrkjaNE 43°764 m10.5 mi
RyglaESE 113°736 m9.0 mi
GloppenutenN 1°630 m9.2 mi
FaureknutenN 3°582 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3917:5618:49
June solstice04:2721:3622:50
September equinox07:2018:4619:38
December solstice09:2614:0115:43

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • fireweed6 obs
  • White Wagtail1 obs
  • European Common Frog1 obs
  • purple foxglove1 obs
  • common heather1 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/995332136

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