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Kisteholmen biotopvernområde

Kisteholmen biotopvernområde from directly overhead

Kisteholmen biotopvernområde is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Vealøs stands 500 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Risøya plantefredningsområde, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2009-06-19

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Telemark

How to reach it

Coordinates59.04061, 9.76418

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Storefjell: 2.2 mi
  • Tveitåsen: 3.3 mi
  • Gurpekollen: 3.6 mi
  • Røaåsen: 3.8 mi
  • Prestskjeggen: 4.8 mi
Beaches
  • Brønnstadbukta: 3.1 mi
  • Rognstranda: 3.1 mi
  • Rognstranda: 3.1 mi
  • Sandvika: 3.2 mi
  • Rognstranda: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
Parks: 53
  • Mule Varde: 4.7 mi
  • Trekanten: 6.3 mi
  • Rådhusparken: 7.9 mi
  • Minneparken: 7.9 mi
  • Frednesøya: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Anker: 4.7 mi
  • Carl Reynolds Statue: 8.0 mi
  • Anker: 8.2 mi
  • Ambolt: 8.4 mi
  • Carl Nesjar: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 28
Museums: 26
Waterfalls: 13
  • Holmfoss: 13.0 mi
  • Kistefossen: 13.9 mi
  • Dalsfoss: 16.9 mi
  • Tveitereidfoss: 17.3 mi
  • Langfoss: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Knutebratten: 15.1 mi
  • Kjellsen-steinen: 15.3 mi
  • Toppen: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
  • Andrineolla: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Kisteholmen biotopvernområde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
VealøsN 350°500 m13.7 mi
VetakollenNNE 15°453 m15.3 mi
HolmefjellN 354°365 m14.4 mi
FjerdingenN 1°360 m6.6 mi
SvartebergetN 5°359 m11.7 mi
ØvrumkollenN 352°327 m9.7 mi
JordstøypNNE 32°320 m12.3 mi
FiskebekkåsenN 350°314 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2417:4118:34
June solstice04:0821:2422:39
September equinox07:0618:3019:24
December solstice09:1513:3715:25

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Broad-leaved helleborine4 obs
  • Common Slowworm3 obs
  • Red Admiral2 obs
  • small bugloss2 obs
  • Yellow Loosestrife2 obs
  • Sea Campion2 obs
  • Caucasian Stonecrop2 obs
  • wild thyme2 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/996321167

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