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Sandsbakken naturreservat

Sandsbakken naturreservat from directly overhead

Sandsbakken naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Sirikjerke stands 635 m to the east-southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Brekkeåsen, a peak 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Built
1986-04-18

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Oslo og Viken

How to reach it

Coordinates59.70498, 9.86554

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Brekkeåsen: 0.6 mi
  • Bakstevalåsen: 2.1 mi
  • Kulerudåsen: 2.4 mi
  • Sarabakkfjell: 2.5 mi
  • Høgåsen: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Vestfossen park: 2.0 mi
  • Loesmoen elvepark: 4.9 mi
  • Skriverparken: 5.0 mi
  • Wildenveys plass: 5.8 mi
  • Vikhagan park: 5.8 mi
Artworks
Waterfalls
  • Klarefoss: 3.9 mi
  • Hellefossen: 5.8 mi
  • Høgfossen: 7.7 mi
  • Nybrufoss: 7.9 mi
  • Fabrikkfossen: 8.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Ormåsen Gruver: 4.1 mi
  • Jøranrud pukkverk: 5.0 mi
  • Gjøpel: 5.3 mi
  • Soluret: 5.4 mi
  • Gjøpel: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 53
Museums: 50
Beaches: 35
  • Hagatjern badeplass: 6.8 mi
  • Rundetjern: 8.9 mi
  • Jondalsdammen: 9.3 mi
  • Gataland: 9.7 mi
  • Grua: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Brennestupet: 5.6 mi
  • Horgenseteråsen: 8.0 mi
  • Tverråsen: 11.0 mi
  • Tverråsen: 11.1 mi
  • Tverråsen: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 2
  • Jutultønna: 12.0 mi
  • Jennys kilde: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Sandsbakken naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SirikjerkeESE 106°635 m3.2 mi
GunhildrudknattenS 178°567 m3.7 mi
RøysåsenNNE 33°441 m6.8 mi
KrokstadkollenNE 40°383 m6.8 mi
StutdalsfjelletNE 45°381 m7.0 mi
KulerudåsenENE 62°331 m2.4 mi
RambergplassenW 260°320.3 m6.8 mi
KrukekollenNNE 20°310 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2417:3918:34
June solstice04:0021:2722:46
September equinox07:0518:2919:23
December solstice09:2013:1815:18

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • common yew2 obs
  • Eurasian Smoothwing2 obs
  • Marmalade Hover Fly2 obs
  • Common Blue2 obs
  • viper's-bugloss2 obs
  • Dark-winged Chrysogaster2 obs
  • one-sided wintergreen2 obs
  • Zophomyia temula2 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/996074441

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