Nature reserve · Norway
Hvalskjæret naturreservat
Hvalskjæret naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Bergsåstoppen stands 459 m to the west, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Strandsitterhuset, a museum 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978-12-15
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Oslo/Akershus
How to reach it
Coordinates59.84384, 10.49718
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Strandsitterhuset: 0.6 mi
- Asker museum: 1.6 mi
- Jansløkka skolemuseum: 1.9 mi
- Oslofjordmuseet: 2.6 mi
- Vollen Kystkultursenter: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Presteskjær naturminne: 0.7 mi
- Katterompa plantefredningsområde: 1.1 mi
- Lille Bjerkøyskjær naturreservat: 1.4 mi
- Skogerholmen naturreservat: 1.4 mi
- Terneholmen naturreservat: 1.5 mi
Beaches
- Holmenskjæret: 0.7 mi
- Hvamodden: 1.2 mi
- Blakstadbukta: 1.8 mi
- Bondistranda: 2.8 mi
- Sjøstrand: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Nedre Vakås vels lekeplass: 1.0 mi
- Hvalstad Aktivitetspark: 1.6 mi
- Askertun: 2.1 mi
- Norde Bondi Gård: 2.3 mi
- Juterudåsen Park: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Gråtass: 1.6 mi
- Robåt: 1.6 mi
- Askerpiken: 2.2 mi
- 8: 2.3 mi
- Don't be a Stranger: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Bleikerhaugen: 1.9 mi
- Skaugumsåsen: 2.2 mi
- Skaugumsåsen: 2.4 mi
- Grosetkollen: 2.5 mi
- Djupedalsåsen: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Johan Christoffer Vogelius: 2.0 mi
- Asker's fallen during the Second World War: 2.0 mi
- Stone table: 2.1 mi
- Kronprinsesse Märtha: 2.1 mi
- Max Manus & Tikken Manus: 2.1 mi
Attractions
- Slependen kalkovn: 3.0 mi
- Gravhauger Tanum: 3.8 mi
- Heggedal hovedgård: 4.6 mi
- Spro gruve: 6.2 mi
- Delefurua: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 57
- Tveiterfossen: 3.0 mi
- Sætrefossen: 3.9 mi
- Kastefossen: 5.9 mi
- Hengefoss: 6.0 mi
- Høgfossen: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 39
- Solfrid Cristinas rosehave: 5.6 mi
- Øverland Arboret: 6.3 mi
- Voksenenga nærmiljøhage: 9.4 mi
- Blindern Studenthage: 10.1 mi
- Hospitalhagen: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Fosildalen: 4.2 mi
- Svenskehella: 4.4 mi
- Trongkleiv: 4.7 mi
- Bjørnestupet: 4.9 mi
- Damtjern: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- picnic_table: 3.9 mi
- Grillområde: 5.7 mi
- Høgåsen: 9.7 mi
- Sofienbergparken: 10.7 mi
- Piknikplen: 10.8 mi
Springs: 11
- Kilden: 6.0 mi
- Simensølla: 9.4 mi
- Majorskilden: 10.0 mi
- Pipekvila: 10.4 mi
- Jennys kilde: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Hvalskjæret naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergsåstoppen | W 281° | 459 m | 4.0 mi |
| Haveråsen | NW 306° | 437 m | 5.5 mi |
| Tjennshaug | NNW 330° | 420 m | 5.1 mi |
| Nordre Kolsåstopp | N 7° | 379 m | 5.9 mi |
| Breimåseåsen | SW 224° | 360 m | 5.5 mi |
| Skaugumsåsen | NW 305° | 351 m | 2.4 mi |
| Skaugumsåsen | WNW 303° | 349 m | 2.2 mi |
| Vardåsen | SW 234° | 349 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:21 | 17:37 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 03:56 | 21:26 | 22:45 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:26 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 09:19 | 13:10 | 15:14 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Roman Snail9 obs
- White Sweetclover5 obs
- Liverleaf5 obs
- dame's rocket4 obs
- Dotted Loosestrife4 obs
- Dropwort4 obs
- Spiked Speedwell4 obs
- Common Murre3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/230768143
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