Nature reserve · Norway
Grunnfjorden naturreservat
Grunnfjorden naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Snøkolla stands 763 m to the south, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Table bench, a park 1.2 miles away. Andøya passes 8.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000-12-21
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Nordland
How to reach it
Coordinates68.94404, 15.22746
- 8.6 mi off the Andøya, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sørvågmælen: 3.1 mi
- Tretinden: 3.6 mi
- Klotinden: 4.0 mi
- Sørkulen: 4.2 mi
- Myrtinden: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Høljanmyra naturreservat: 3.8 mi
- Stø / Nyksund naturreservat: 6.3 mi
- Sørmela naturreservat: 7.1 mi
- Gåsøya / Geitholmen naturreservat: 7.2 mi
- Anda naturreservat: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
- "Hvalen": 3.9 mi
- Krigsminnemerke: 4.1 mi
- Torstein Reinholdtsen: 5.3 mi
- Aaknes kystfort: 6.3 mi
- Skulpurlandskap Nordland (Sortland): 17.9 mi
Parks: 8
- Table bench: 1.2 mi
- Table bench: 1.9 mi
- Havneparken: 4.3 mi
- Table bench: 5.1 mi
- Table bench: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Lakseblikkan: 2.8 mi
- Storfossen: 9.8 mi
- Skinnforsen: 15.4 mi
- Bjørnfossen: 16.7 mi
- Høgfossen: 16.8 mi
Museums: 6
- Øksnes museum: 3.2 mi
- Risøyhamn bygdetun: 10.4 mi
- Jennestad Handelssted: 13.5 mi
- Tinden: 13.7 mi
- Sortland museum: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 3
- Arctic Whale Tours - Stø: 5.8 mi
- Bukkekjerka: 14.0 mi
- Inga Sámi Siida: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Hushammarn: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Sortland, Risvatnet: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Grunnfjorden naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snøkolla | S 187° | 763 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stigkollen | WSW 251° | 707 m | 9.4 mi |
| Kvasstinden | E 98° | 705 m | 6.4 mi |
| Klotinden | WNW 294° | 671 m | 4.0 mi |
| Gavltinden | ESE 118° | 662 m | 6.6 mi |
| Jennskardtinden | WNW 292° | 654 m | 4.4 mi |
| Kvålkvanntotinden | SSE 166° | 654 m | 8.2 mi |
| Gammelgårdtinden | SSW 209° | 650 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:01 | 16:57 | 18:14 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 17:49 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- European Golden-Plover4 obs
- Great Sundew3 obs
- Eurasian Whimbrel2 obs
- Parasitic Jaeger2 obs
- Short-eared Owl2 obs
- Common Moon Jelly2 obs
- Threespine Stickleback2 obs
- Red Clover2 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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