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Seløya naturreservat

Seløya naturreservat from directly overhead

Seløya naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Higravtind stands 1,148 m to the south, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Strønstad fort, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Lofoten passes 2.0 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2002-12-06

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Nordland

How to reach it

Coordinates68.45216, 14.77251

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Strøna: 2.0 mi
  • Nonsfjellet: 2.5 mi
  • Lundnestinden: 3.2 mi
  • Brettviktindan: 3.3 mi
  • Gloksa: 3.6 mi
Parks: 13
  • Melbu Musikkpaviljong: 3.4 mi
  • Frydenlundsparken: 3.5 mi
  • Melbuparken: 3.6 mi
  • Parkplassen: 3.6 mi
  • Museumshagen: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 9
Attractions: 9
  • Hadsel kirke: 8.2 mi
  • Skipsnausthaug: 8.3 mi
  • Skulpturlandskap Nordland / Bruparken: 8.9 mi
  • Rorbuanlegget Svolvær Havn: 16.0 mi
  • Magic Ice Bar Svolvær: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Kvitforsen: 8.1 mi
  • Fjøsforsen: 12.5 mi
  • Storfossen: 13.8 mi
  • Svartskarforsen: 14.4 mi
  • Forsen: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Seløya naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HigravtindS 176°1,148 m6.6 mi
GeitgallienS 172°1,085 m7.5 mi
LitlkorsnestindenSSE 161°980 m8.5 mi
BreitindenESE 119°976 m4.6 mi
BlåskavtindenSSE 161°975 m5.9 mi
StrønaS 182°906 m2.0 mi
KorsnestindenSSE 155°883 m8.5 mi
LundnestindenSSW 197°855 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:0317:0118:16
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:4217:5319:08
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • alpine bistort2 obs
  • Common Gull1 obs
  • White-tailed Eagle1 obs
  • Fieldfare1 obs
  • tufted vetch1 obs
  • wood crane's-bill1 obs
  • Sea Campion1 obs
  • Arctic Green Sea Urchin1 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/696003342

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