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Hovda Grasholmen naturreservat

Hovda Grasholmen naturreservat from directly overhead

Hovda Grasholmen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Reinaknuten stands 787 m to the east-southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kyrkjeskjeret naturreservat, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Ryfylke passes 2.8 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1982-05-07

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Rogaland

How to reach it

Coordinates59.11667, 5.89893

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Borgaråsen: 1.0 mi
  • Peråsen: 1.7 mi
  • Domfjellet: 2.0 mi
  • Ørnakula: 2.1 mi
  • Borgåsen: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Mølleparken: 3.7 mi
  • lekeplass: 8.0 mi
  • SIrihaugen: 10.1 mi
  • Trollskogen: 10.4 mi
  • Leirvigtunet park: 11.4 mi
Artworks
  • Mongs Munch: 8.2 mi
  • Strand kommunevåpen blomsterbed: 8.2 mi
  • J.Banning A.G. Hamm.W. N⍛ 1786: 8.2 mi
  • Sky catcher: 8.4 mi
  • Veksande metall: 8.5 mi
Museums: 56
  • Bedehuset Bethel: 3.9 mi
  • Finnøy bygdemuseum: 4.1 mi
  • Bakken husmannsplass: 6.5 mi
  • BibMus Rennesøy: 7.3 mi
  • Vigatunet: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 53
Attractions: 46
Waterfalls: 28
  • Fossane: 7.0 mi
  • Storåsfoss: 9.2 mi
  • Kustifossen: 11.9 mi
  • Bjørnabufossen: 14.1 mi
  • Hengjanefossen: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 23
  • Gardsvågen badestrand: 2.2 mi
  • Kuvika: 6.0 mi
  • Barkavika: 7.5 mi
  • Furre Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Botne strand: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Langøy: 8.9 mi
  • Tanken: 8.9 mi
  • Gapahuken: 13.3 mi
  • Hålandsvannet Leikvoll: 13.4 mi
  • Marahålå: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 1
  • Groom-brønnen: 11.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Hovda Grasholmen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ReinaknutenESE 107°787 m8.5 mi
TernefjelletESE 110°774 m9.0 mi
KrossenESE 112°718 m8.1 mi
Stora TibergfjelletESE 116°712 m8.5 mi
LauvåsenE 100°651 m7.6 mi
SvodaESE 104°583 m7.3 mi
GuromyrfjelletSE 127°583 m9.5 mi
GrimsåsenE 97°575 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4017:5618:50
June solstice04:2321:4022:55
September equinox07:2118:4619:39
December solstice09:3113:5015:39

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Prideaux's Hermit Crab6 obs
  • Candy Stripe Flatworm5 obs
  • Cloak anemone5 obs
  • Common Sea Star2 obs
  • Red Cushion Star2 obs
  • Diaphorodoris luteocincta2 obs
  • White-tailed Eagle1 obs
  • Yellow Iris1 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/187784842

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