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Gjølsjøen naturreservat

Gjølsjøen naturreservat from directly overhead

Gjølsjøen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Viktjernhøgda stands 331 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rudsfossen, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1992-05-08

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Østfold

How to reach it

Coordinates59.44750, 11.68538

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • sailing boat painted on rock: 5.9 mi
  • GAVE TIL EIDSBERG KOMMUNE 1986: 14.2 mi
  • Mysen: 14.2 mi
  • Johan Volden: 14.4 mi
  • B: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 57
Peaks: 42
Waterfalls: 34
  • Rudsfossen: 1.3 mi
  • Bernhusfossen: 2.2 mi
  • Torvtjernfossen: 3.2 mi
  • Svartevannsfossen: 4.4 mi
  • Sørdalsfoss: 6.4 mi
Museums: 29
  • Ørje Gamle veistasjon: 1.9 mi
  • Haldenvassdragets Kanalmuseum: 2.6 mi
  • Strømsfoss mølle: 10.1 mi
  • Rakkestad bygdetun: 11.9 mi
  • Hjemmefrontmuseet, Rakkestad: 12.0 mi
Parks: 24
  • Måsan ungdomspark: 14.2 mi
  • Mysen Torg: 14.5 mi
  • Kittaparken: 20.3 mi
  • Kulturparken / Badeparken: 20.5 mi
  • Guderudparken: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Bröderna Ivanssons Bilskrot - Båstnäs Bilkyrkogård: 8.0 mi
  • Nisseklemma: 13.6 mi
  • Reduiten: 14.3 mi
  • Holleby gods: 21.3 mi
  • SOL Hytta: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Lundebyvannet badeplass: 9.9 mi
  • Løvøya: 19.9 mi
  • Løvøya: 19.9 mi
  • Sandstangen: 21.5 mi
  • Sandstangen: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Vanninga: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gjølsjøen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ViktjernhøgdaNNW 328°331 m21.4 mi
Nordre Stange vardeWNW 298°290 m5.3 mi
Søndre Stange vardeWNW 287°277 m5.0 mi
Høge stangS 177°275 m24.8 mi
Store HiestenW 267°250 m7.3 mi
Store VedøfseS 181°243 m24.0 mi
TorsengeråsenS 179°242 m23.8 mi
VardeåsenNW 308°236 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1717:3318:27
June solstice03:5621:1822:36
September equinox06:5818:2219:16
December solstice09:1113:1815:13

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Red Kite1 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/996074390

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