Nature reserve · Norway
Nykvåg / Nykan naturreservat
Nykvåg / Nykan naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Stigkollen stands 707 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bufjellet, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lofoten passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002-12-06
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Nordland
How to reach it
Coordinates68.77007, 14.45074
- 25.2 mi off the Lofoten, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bufjellet: 0.7 mi
- Trehyrna: 1.9 mi
- Trihyrna: 2.0 mi
- Burnestinden: 3.7 mi
- Burnestinden vest: 3.8 mi
Parks: 18
- Torget: 18.2 mi
- Lille Byparken: 18.3 mi
- Havneparken: 18.4 mi
- Fotballbanen: 19.3 mi
- Melbumarka: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Nyke - Tussen naturreservat: 2.3 mi
- Frugga naturreservat: 4.9 mi
- Hongværet / Galtholmen naturreservat: 11.0 mi
- Sauøya naturreservat: 11.2 mi
- Selnesvatnet naturreservat: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Tarvågen: 12.3 mi
- Storkmarknes kystfort: 15.9 mi
- Whale tails: 18.2 mi
- Dager og Netter - Sarkis (1998): 18.2 mi
- Torstein Reinholdtsen: 18.3 mi
Museums: 8
- Tinden: 9.1 mi
- Bø bygdemuseum: 10.5 mi
- Hurtigrutemuseet: 18.1 mi
- Vesterålsmuseet: 20.4 mi
- Norsk Fiskeindustrimuseum: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Storfossen: 16.5 mi
- Skinnforsen: 18.3 mi
- Storforsen: 19.1 mi
- Storfossen: 19.5 mi
- Lakseblikkan: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- Skulpturlandskap Nordland / Bruparken: 18.2 mi
- Skipsnausthaug: 20.8 mi
- Hadsel kirke: 20.9 mi
- Arctic Whale Tours - Stø: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 3
- Nordahlstranda: 10.1 mi
- Kollvika: 15.7 mi
- Sortland, Risvatnet: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Trollskåla: 15.7 mi
- Hushammarn: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Mannen fra havet: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Nykvåg / Nykan naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stigkollen | NE 49° | 707 m | 13.7 mi |
| Burnestinden | SSE 167° | 692 m | 3.7 mi |
| Vardetinden | SSE 164° | 680 m | 3.9 mi |
| Burnestinden sør | SSE 167° | 677 m | 3.8 mi |
| Småtindan | ESE 123° | 677 m | 16.3 mi |
| Burnestinden sørvest | SSE 168° | 671 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lamlitinden | SSE 160° | 657 m | 16.1 mi |
| Gammelgårdtinden | E 94° | 650 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:04 | 17:01 | 18:17 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 17:53 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- White-tailed Eagle5 obs
- Black-legged Kittiwake3 obs
- Eurasian Oystercatcher3 obs
- Grey Heron2 obs
- Meadow Pipit2 obs
- Redpoll2 obs
- Great Cormorant1 obs
- Common Gull1 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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