Nature reserve · Norway
Galteskjær biotopvernområde
Galteskjær biotopvernområde is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Vettakolltoppen stands 419 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lindøya naturreservat, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2009-06-19
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Oslo/Akershus
How to reach it
Coordinates59.89435, 10.70551
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lindøya naturreservat: 0.3 mi
- Store Herbern naturreservat: 0.5 mi
- Nakkeskjær biotopvernområde: 0.6 mi
- Kavringen naturreservat: 0.7 mi
- Bleikøya naturreservat: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- TAKK NORGE FOR FRIHETEN FRA VIETNAMESISKE BÅTFLYKTNINGER OG DERES FAMILIER: 0.6 mi
- Minnesmerket over handelsflåten 1914–1918: 0.6 mi
- Krigsseilermonumentet: 0.6 mi
- Reist av Det Norske Sjømannskor ved Oslo Sjømannskirke i 1966 Flyttet hiti 2016: 0.7 mi
- Villa Paus: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- 90 grader syd: 0.6 mi
- KON-TIKI: 0.7 mi
- Moai: 0.7 mi
- Inuksuk: 0.7 mi
- Bundet: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Norsk Maritimt Museum: 0.6 mi
- Framhuset;Frammuseet: 0.7 mi
- Kon-Tiki Museet: 0.7 mi
- Senter for studier av Holocaust og livssynsminoriteter: 1.0 mi
- Vikingskipshuset: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Den engelske hagen: 0.7 mi
- Tjuvholmen skulpturpark: 1.0 mi
- Norsk Folkemuseum: 1.1 mi
- Trettenparken: 1.1 mi
- Pocketparken: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Hovedøya kloster: 0.8 mi
- Tjuvtitten: 1.0 mi
- The Salmon Vitensenter: 1.1 mi
- D/S Alfen: 1.3 mi
- Oslo rådhus: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Huk: 1.0 mi
- Huk naturiststrand: 1.2 mi
- Paradisbukta: 1.5 mi
- Homolulu: 1.6 mi
- Sørenga Sjøbad: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Speilen: 1.1 mi
- Ormøykollen: 2.2 mi
- Skøyenhaugen: 2.3 mi
- St. Hanshaugen: 2.6 mi
- Ryen varde: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Nedre Foss: 2.6 mi
- Møllefossen: 2.8 mi
- Granfossen: 3.1 mi
- Bjølsenfossen: 3.9 mi
- Den hvite foss: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 39
- Hospitalhagen: 2.3 mi
- Vikinghagen: 2.7 mi
- Slåttemark: 2.7 mi
- Osloryggen: 2.7 mi
- Fjellhagen: 2.7 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Bjørnestupet: 5.0 mi
- Barnehageveggen: 5.2 mi
- Cowboyveggen: 5.2 mi
- Skådalsstupene: 5.3 mi
- Årvoll gruve: 6.7 mi
Springs: 11
- Kilden: 5.4 mi
- Pipekvila: 8.3 mi
- Majorskilden: 8.7 mi
- Simensølla: 10.9 mi
- Olavskilden: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Grillområde: 2.5 mi
- Sofienbergparken: 2.8 mi
- Piknikplen: 2.8 mi
- Bord: 3.1 mi
- Masjørgengruva: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Galteskjær biotopvernområde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vettakolltoppen | N 358° | 419.2 m | 5.4 mi |
| Vettakollen | N 358° | 419 m | 5.7 mi |
| Grefsenkollen | NE 37° | 380 m | 5.6 mi |
| Grefsenkollen øst | NE 38° | 374 m | 5.7 mi |
| Holmenåsen | NNW 343° | 373 m | 5.1 mi |
| Lachmannsfjell | NE 34° | 364 m | 6.1 mi |
| Gratishaugen | NNW 346° | 343 m | 4.9 mi |
| Utsikten | E 82° | 294.6 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:36 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 03:55 | 21:25 | 22:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:25 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 09:19 | 13:07 | 15:13 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- European Herring Gull464 obs
- Common Eider361 obs
- Hooded Crow252 obs
- Barnacle Goose238 obs
- Greylag Goose234 obs
- Mute Swan155 obs
- Fieldfare133 obs
- Eurasian Oystercatcher131 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.
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