Nature reserve · Norway
Porsmyr naturreservat
Porsmyr naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Himmelsyna stands 649 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ospelunden, a historic site 0.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986-10-10
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Aust- og Vest-Agder
How to reach it
Coordinates58.42384, 8.33677
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Ospelunden: 0.7 mi
- Hovet: 1.5 mi
- Morfjell: 1.8 mi
- Øygarden: 2.7 mi
- Rønningen: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Risdalsheia: 1.1 mi
- Rislåknuten: 1.2 mi
- Solliheia: 2.3 mi
- Sjåheia: 3.9 mi
- Toplandsheia: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Eldhusliane naturreservat: 1.2 mi
- Skiftenes naturreservat: 5.5 mi
- Rossefjellet naturreservat: 6.2 mi
- Bjellandshaugane naturreservat: 7.3 mi
- Mørkeli naturreservat: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Sundtjønnfossane: 1.5 mi
- Laksefoss: 3.1 mi
- Hoggfoss: 5.8 mi
- Judefoss: 5.9 mi
- Jernfoss: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 53
- Padda fløtebåt: 2.1 mi
- Allmannavegen: 6.3 mi
- Gravhaug: 6.4 mi
- Bjørnehi: 8.6 mi
- Gravhaug: 8.7 mi
Museums: 46
- Grasham museum: 9.2 mi
- Myhre torvstrømuseum: 9.5 mi
- Norsk Hagebruksmuseum: 9.9 mi
- Frolands Verk Kultursenter: 10.3 mi
- Knut Hamsuns dikterstue: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 38
- Venebekkfjella: 2.3 mi
- Sandefjell: 3.2 mi
- Granemyrfjell: 3.5 mi
- Bjørkkjerrskotet: 4.7 mi
- Husefjell: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 35
- Lundesanden: 6.4 mi
- Bjelland støa: 7.1 mi
- Badeplass: 10.4 mi
- Morvigsanden: 10.8 mi
- Bystranda: 11.1 mi
Parks: 23
- Lillemoen: 7.5 mi
- Fjære park: 10.0 mi
- Gundersen park: 10.7 mi
- Terje Vigens brygge: 11.0 mi
- Byhaven: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 17
- Hugin og Munin: 15.7 mi
- Seilende Amorin: 15.7 mi
- Løveapoteket: 15.7 mi
- Kraft: 15.8 mi
- Torso, granitt: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Odden Hagen: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Porsmyr naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himmelsyna | NW 323° | 649 m | 17.8 mi |
| Rubbeheia | WNW 295° | 558 m | 18.4 mi |
| Saueknapen | NW 310° | 490 m | 18.8 mi |
| Skarveheia | NNE 17° | 446 m | 18.5 mi |
| Lauvskardfjellet | N 9° | 443 m | 17.3 mi |
| Rislåknuten | WSW 240° | 377 m | 1.2 mi |
| Toplandsheia | NNE 20° | 365 m | 4.2 mi |
| Dobbedalshei | NE 40° | 361 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:47 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 04:20 | 21:26 | 22:39 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:37 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 09:15 | 13:56 | 15:36 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Eurasian Bee Beetle1 obs
- Large Yellow Underwing1 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/425126997
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