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Sandholmen naturreservat

Sandholmen naturreservat from directly overhead

Sandholmen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Gravsvollhøgda stands 423 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Dokkskjæret biotopvernområde, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Built
1978-12-15

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Oslo og Akershus

How to reach it

Coordinates59.88544, 10.61328

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Beaches
Historic sites
Parks
  • Nansenparken: 0.8 mi
  • Strandparken: 1.2 mi
  • Benkowparken: 1.6 mi
  • Stabekkparken: 1.7 mi
  • Krokvoldparken: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Prekestolen: 1.5 mi
  • Dronningåsen: 1.8 mi
  • Møllerengåsen: 1.9 mi
  • Furustrandåsen: 2.1 mi
  • Kælvenrabben: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls
  • Møllefossen: 2.2 mi
  • Granfossen: 2.3 mi
  • Nedre Foss: 5.5 mi
  • Verksfossen: 5.5 mi
  • Vigfoss: 5.6 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 39
Cliffs: 24
  • Bjørnestupet: 3.9 mi
  • Svenskehella: 5.8 mi
  • Skådalsstupene: 6.7 mi
  • Fosildalen: 8.2 mi
  • Barnehageveggen: 8.4 mi
Springs: 11
  • Kilden: 4.9 mi
  • Simensølla: 8.8 mi
  • Pipekvila: 9.1 mi
  • Majorskilden: 9.2 mi
  • Olavskilden: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Grillområde: 0.8 mi
  • Sofienbergparken: 5.8 mi
  • Bord: 5.9 mi
  • Piknikplen: 5.9 mi
  • picnic_table: 8.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Sandholmen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GravsvollhøgdaNNW 340°423 m6.3 mi
TjennshaugWNW 284°420 m6.8 mi
VettakolltoppenNNE 27°419.2 m6.7 mi
DølefjellNNW 342°416 m6.2 mi
BrunkollenNNW 335°414 m6.4 mi
HaugskollenNW 309°387 m6.6 mi
Nordre KolsåstoppNW 313°379 m4.5 mi
HolmenåsenNNE 18°373 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2117:3618:31
June solstice03:5521:2522:45
September equinox07:0218:2619:21
December solstice09:1913:0815:13

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Greylag Goose43 obs
  • Black-headed Gull41 obs
  • Common Eider37 obs
  • European Herring Gull35 obs
  • Barnacle Goose34 obs
  • Red-breasted Merganser31 obs
  • viper's-bugloss31 obs
  • Hooded Crow30 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/230768322

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