Nature reserve · Norway
Skiftestad naturreservat
Skiftestad naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Hopsfjellet stands 333 m to the northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Nordheim kystfort, a historic site 1.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1995-12-15
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Hordaland
How to reach it
Coordinates59.56041, 5.31331
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ramsfjellet: 2.9 mi
- Vikafjellet: 4.8 mi
- Brotaskogfjellet: 5.0 mi
- Trettlivarden: 5.4 mi
- Kjersfjell: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 59
- Færås naturreservat: 1.8 mi
- Mannavatn naturreservat: 2.2 mi
- Bjellandsvatnet naturreservat: 2.5 mi
- Lokna naturreservat: 3.4 mi
- Viksefjord naturreservat: 4.3 mi
Museums: 46
- Fridtun, 1845: 4.7 mi
- Vorlandssaga: 5.1 mi
- Baadehuset: 5.8 mi
- Espevær hummerpark: 6.2 mi
- Tonjer fyr: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Nordheim kystfort: 1.3 mi
- Minnesmerke over MS Sleipner: 3.8 mi
- Hilleborgstova: 4.7 mi
- Haugland festning: 5.7 mi
- Svebakk: 6.6 mi
Parks: 32
- Rex Garden: 6.9 mi
- Byparken: 10.0 mi
- Mostraparken: 10.1 mi
- Grytå: 10.3 mi
- Steinparken: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 31
- The Tide: 9.0 mi
- The Tide: 9.0 mi
- The Tide: 9.0 mi
- The Tide: 9.0 mi
- Tora Mostrastong: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 26
- Vevika strand: 5.0 mi
- Vangen: 9.2 mi
- Likvik: 10.7 mi
- Kvernavika: 10.9 mi
- Dragavika: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Svendsbøfossen: 9.2 mi
- Migan: 9.7 mi
- Fossane: 11.0 mi
- Bleifossen: 11.2 mi
- Fossane: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Nesheimsklubben: 10.8 mi
- Sildevågsberget: 23.0 mi
- Kjønndalsberget: 23.3 mi
- Austnesbrotet: 23.5 mi
- Pålstovebrotet: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 7
- Ufo-ringen: 6.3 mi
- 7 Bautasteinar (Grinde): 10.5 mi
- Bjolandskjerringa: 12.8 mi
- Jomfru Marias synål: 14.1 mi
- Avaldsnes kirke: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Rasmusplassen: 9.2 mi
- Klungersvik: 10.8 mi
- Skjephaugen: 15.7 mi
- Gapahuk i Landåsen: 16.0 mi
- § Havna Rasteplass: 16.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Olavskjelda: 10.2 mi
- Olavskjelda: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Skiftestad naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopsfjellet | NE 47° | 333 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hodnafjell | SE 137° | 325 m | 9.0 mi |
| Valhest | SSE 148° | 313 m | 7.5 mi |
| Krokvassnuten | S 172° | 249.5 m | 8.9 mi |
| Klauv | SSE 163° | 246 m | 6.2 mi |
| Skifteshaugen | SSE 146° | 245 m | 7.7 mi |
| Såt | S 171° | 239.3 m | 9.4 mi |
| Geitaråsene | SE 146° | 239 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 17:58 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:20 | 21:45 | 23:02 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:47 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 09:37 | 13:40 | 15:38 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- bearberry54 obs
- common heather40 obs
- ragwort34 obs
- fireweed30 obs
- common bilberry23 obs
- Herb Robert20 obs
- Tormentil20 obs
- Lingonberry19 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/690053338
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