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Gryteskjær biotopvernområde

Gryteskjær biotopvernområde from directly overhead

Gryteskjær biotopvernområde is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Vetakollen stands 453 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tutenås, a peak 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2009-06-19

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Vestfold

How to reach it

Coordinates59.16860, 10.40778

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tutenås: 0.7 mi
  • Vetan: 0.9 mi
  • Herkelås: 1.3 mi
  • Lille Herkelås: 1.4 mi
  • Pålshavnåsen: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • ANBJØRN eventer: 1.3 mi
  • Leirfjell Ultra: 1.5 mi
  • Strengsdalsvannet spesialområde: 1.5 mi
  • Tenvik Lekeplass: 1.6 mi
  • Skrafskjær: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Hvervodden: 2.6 mi
  • Storevar Badestrand: 3.4 mi
  • Melsomstranda: 4.0 mi
  • Hellastranda: 4.2 mi
  • Fjærholmen: 4.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 54
  • Brødrene Hanssens auto: 3.5 mi
  • Gokstadhaugen: 5.8 mi
  • Den italienske porten: 5.8 mi
  • old cannon: 6.3 mi
  • Oseberg vikingarv: 6.7 mi
Museums: 41
  • Stokke bygdetun: 5.7 mi
  • Hvasser Kystmuseum: 6.3 mi
  • Kystkultursenteret: 6.4 mi
  • Tønsberg Sjøfartshistoriske Senter: 6.8 mi
  • Haugar kunstmuseum: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Holmfoss: 14.7 mi
  • Ulefoss: 18.7 mi
  • Mossefossen: 20.9 mi
  • Binganefossen: 20.9 mi
  • Sjulstadfossen: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lauvesetra: 14.2 mi
  • Heisetra: 15.6 mi
  • Ruseberget: 20.7 mi
  • Rasteplass: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Grusveggen: 6.2 mi
  • Odden: 16.5 mi
  • Dragonfjellet: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • Andrineolla: 15.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Gryteskjær biotopvernområde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
VetakollenWNW 288°453 m19.8 mi
TyriåsenNW 311°450 m19.5 mi
BrånafjellNW 322°399 m18.6 mi
JordstøypW 276°320 m16.3 mi
DalaåsenNW 307°306 m16.2 mi
MiddagskollenW 280°290 m19.4 mi
FlisefyrWNW 299°276 m14.2 mi
VardåsWNW 292°239 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:3818:32
June solstice04:0421:2222:38
September equinox07:0318:2819:21
December solstice09:1313:3115:21

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • bladder wrack2 obs
  • Amethyst Deceiver2 obs
  • Knotted Wrack2 obs
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher1 obs
  • Common Eider1 obs
  • Golden Chanterelle1 obs
  • Fly Agaric1 obs
  • Red Admiral1 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/463274212

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