Nature reserve · Norway
Selnesvatnet naturreservat
Selnesvatnet naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Snøkolla stands 763 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Reka, a peak 2.5 miles away. Andøya passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997-12-19
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Nordland
How to reach it
Coordinates68.76730, 15.07669
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Reka: 2.5 mi
- Stortinden: 3.1 mi
- Litlreka: 3.2 mi
- Steiheia: 3.3 mi
- Gammelgårdtinden: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Sauøya naturreservat: 4.5 mi
- Vikosen naturreservat: 5.2 mi
- Grunnfjorden naturreservat: 12.8 mi
- Gåsøya / Geitholmen naturreservat: 13.1 mi
- Frugga naturreservat: 13.6 mi
Parks: 18
- Frydenlundparken: 9.7 mi
- Frydenlundparken: 9.8 mi
- Havneparken: 9.9 mi
- Fotballbanen: 10.6 mi
- Table bench: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Skulpurlandskap Nordland (Sortland): 10.0 mi
- Krigsminnemerke: 10.2 mi
- "Hvalen": 10.2 mi
- Torstein Reinholdtsen: 12.1 mi
- Whale tails: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Storfossen: 3.0 mi
- Skinnforsen: 3.9 mi
- Storforsen: 6.0 mi
- Storfossen: 10.7 mi
- Lakseblikkan: 14.6 mi
Museums: 11
- Jennestad Handelssted: 5.9 mi
- Tinden: 9.5 mi
- Sortland museum: 9.8 mi
- Øksnes museum: 10.6 mi
- Blokken: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Hushammarn: 8.5 mi
- Trollskåla: 18.6 mi
- Skinnhallarn: 22.1 mi
- Perhågen: 22.2 mi
- Lars-Petterlia: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 5
- Inga Sámi Siida: 11.3 mi
- Skulpturlandskap Nordland / Bruparken: 14.3 mi
- Skipsnausthaug: 15.8 mi
- Hadsel kirke: 15.8 mi
- Arctic Whale Tours - Stø: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 4
- Sortland, Risvatnet: 9.3 mi
- Kollvika: 18.7 mi
- Nordahlstranda: 19.0 mi
- Tjeldnesbukta: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Mannen fra havet: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Selnesvatnet naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snøkolla | NNE 30° | 763 m | 5.8 mi |
| Breielvtinden | S 180° | 747 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jubelbakktinden | S 176° | 701 m | 8.4 mi |
| Småtindan | SSW 193° | 677 m | 9.0 mi |
| Svartberget | S 183° | 656 m | 8.9 mi |
| Kvålkvanntotinden | NE 53° | 654 m | 7.1 mi |
| Daltinden | S 180° | 653 m | 8.7 mi |
| Gammelgårdtinden | WSW 258° | 650 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:01 | 16:58 | 18:15 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 17:51 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Horned Grebe1 obs
- Whooper Swan1 obs
- Tufted Duck1 obs
- Biting Stonecrop1 obs
- Roseroot1 obs
- Norway King Crab1 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/696003335
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