Nature reserve · Norway
Skottjern naturreservat
Skottjern naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Hovdefjell stands 525 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hove strand, a beach 1.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1982-05-07
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Aust- og Vest-Agder
How to reach it
Coordinates58.45251, 8.86061
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Sandviken fort: 3.2 mi
- Gabriel Scott: 3.4 mi
- Til Minne 1939-1945: 3.5 mi
- Cannon: 3.5 mi
- Sjømannskolen Anker: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Ulleråsen: 3.6 mi
- Furukongen: 3.8 mi
- Vaffeltoppen: 3.9 mi
- Takseråsen: 4.2 mi
- Påskedagsheia: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 59
- Seilskjærene naturreservat: 1.7 mi
- Buøyskjæra naturreservat: 3.7 mi
- Bjormyr naturreservat: 4.1 mi
- Rørvikholmene naturreservat: 4.7 mi
- Eikåsen naturreservat: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 55
- Svartfoss: 2.9 mi
- Svartefoss: 5.8 mi
- Stampefoss: 6.2 mi
- Stampefoss: 6.2 mi
- Stampefoss: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 37
- Hove strand: 1.7 mi
- Bukkevika: 2.0 mi
- Paulus holme: 2.3 mi
- Løkholmen: 2.4 mi
- Dybdalsstranda: 2.5 mi
Museums: 33
- Merdøgaard skjærgårdsmuseum: 2.7 mi
- Vitensenteret Sørlandet: 3.2 mi
- Eydehavnmuseet: 3.3 mi
- Kløckers Hus - Arendal Bymuseum: 3.4 mi
- Klokkebua: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Gloserhei gruve: 7.6 mi
- Kattopsa: 9.0 mi
- Homborsundfallet: 11.9 mi
- Ravnefjellet: 12.5 mi
- Skrelle: 12.9 mi
Parks: 20
- Tjennaparken: 2.5 mi
- Teaterplassen: 3.4 mi
- Anton Chr Houens plass: 3.5 mi
- Aust-Agder tunet: 3.8 mi
- Vik Park: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 12
- Bygdeborg: 4.9 mi
- Natvigeika: 5.7 mi
- Fjære kirke: 11.3 mi
- Bjørnehi: 11.4 mi
- Gravhaug: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 11
- Kaffemannen: 3.4 mi
- Tassen: 3.4 mi
- Liten pike med fugl: 3.4 mi
- Kraft: 3.4 mi
- Løveapoteket: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Tvedestrand: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Rådhushagen: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Skottjern naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hovdefjell | NNW 337° | 525 m | 18.8 mi |
| Eikeliknuten | NW 322° | 464 m | 20.7 mi |
| Skarveheia | NW 319° | 446 m | 20.8 mi |
| Rislåknuten | W 263° | 377 m | 20.1 mi |
| Toplandsheia | W 277° | 365 m | 17.6 mi |
| Dobbedalshei | W 275° | 361 m | 16.2 mi |
| Risdalsheia | W 262° | 355 m | 19.7 mi |
| Stormyrheia | W 271° | 340 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:45 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:17 | 21:24 | 22:37 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:35 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 09:13 | 13:53 | 15:33 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- European Searocket7 obs
- seaside pea6 obs
- sea kale5 obs
- Small Copper5 obs
- Lady's Bedstraw5 obs
- Bloody Crane's-bill5 obs
- Meadow Brown4 obs
- guelder-rose4 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/425127013
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