Risøysundet naturreservat
Risøysundet naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Stortussen stands 941 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Risøyhamn bygdetun, a museum 2.5 miles away. Andøya passes 5.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000-12-21
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Nordland
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Andøya, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kleivodden · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bjørnskinnfjellet: 2.9 mi
- Reinshågen: 3.0 mi
- Breitinden: 3.2 mi
- Åseåsen: 3.2 mi
- Lovikfjellet: 3.2 mi
- Aaknes kystfort: 6.8 mi
- Augustinus Sellevold minnesmerke: 10.7 mi
- Fiskere minnesmerke: 10.7 mi
- Grøtavær kystfort: 13.5 mi
- Elgnes kystfort: 14.0 mi
- Åholmen naturreservat: 4.3 mi
- Sørmela naturreservat: 6.8 mi
- Gapøyholman naturreservat: 11.1 mi
- Forfjorden naturreservat: 12.0 mi
- Grunnfjorden naturreservat: 12.8 mi
- Risøyhamn bygdetun: 2.5 mi
- Øksnes museum: 12.6 mi
- Skjærstad Sildoljefabrikk: 16.9 mi
- Trastad samlinger: 17.5 mi
- Kvæfjord bygdetun: 18.8 mi
- Triangelet: 22.9 mi
- Hans Egede: 23.8 mi
- Svømmepiken: 23.9 mi
- Vannbæreren: 23.9 mi
- Skordyr: 24.0 mi
- Høgfossen: 5.7 mi
- Bjørnfossen: 8.9 mi
- Lakseblikkan: 14.1 mi
- Høgfossen: 18.0 mi
- Storfossen: 19.9 mi
- Table bench: 11.0 mi
- Table bench: 11.7 mi
- Table bench: 15.0 mi
- Table bench: 15.1 mi
- Havneparken: 17.0 mi
- Bukkekjerka: 8.9 mi
- Arctic Whale Tours - Stø: 15.1 mi
- Inga Sámi Siida: 19.5 mi
- Røyken guestbook: 21.7 mi
- Adolfkanonen: 23.7 mi
- Hushammarn: 23.8 mi
- Tjeldnesbukta: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Risøysundet naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stortussen | E 93° | 941 m | 15.8 mi |
| Hattfjellet | E 94° | 856 m | 14.8 mi |
| Flyndretinden | E 97° | 828 m | 14.7 mi |
| Kvasstinden | WSW 237° | 705 m | 7.3 mi |
| Klotinden | W 265° | 671 m | 16.1 mi |
| Gavltinden | SW 227° | 662 m | 9.1 mi |
| Kvålkvanntotinden | SW 224° | 654 m | 15.3 mi |
| Nattmålstinden | SW 236° | 647 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:59 | 16:55 | 18:12 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 17:47 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Moose5 obs
- White-tailed Eagle4 obs
- Great Cormorant3 obs
- cloudberry2 obs
- Great Black-backed Gull1 obs
- Short-eared Owl1 obs
- Harbor Seal1 obs
- Mountain Hare1 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/146029366
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