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Stø / Nyksund naturreservat

Stø / Nyksund naturreservat from directly overhead

Stø / Nyksund naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Snøkolla stands 763 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Arctic Whale Tours - Stø, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Andøya passes 10.0 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2002-12-06

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Nordland

How to reach it

Coordinates69.02472, 15.11041

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Geitberget: 0.9 mi
  • Kjølen: 1.7 mi
  • Skrådalsheia: 1.9 mi
  • Mælen: 2.5 mi
  • Delpen: 2.7 mi
Parks: 7
  • Table bench: 1.2 mi
  • Table bench: 1.2 mi
  • Table bench: 6.4 mi
  • Table bench: 6.4 mi
  • Havneparken: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Lakseblikkan: 3.6 mi
  • Storfossen: 14.8 mi
  • Høgfossen: 20.6 mi
  • Skinnforsen: 21.0 mi
  • Bjørnfossen: 21.6 mi
Museums: 5
  • Øksnes museum: 9.5 mi
  • Risøyhamn bygdetun: 13.6 mi
  • Tinden: 15.4 mi
  • Jennestad Handelssted: 19.5 mi
  • Sortland museum: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • Hushammarn: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Stø / Nyksund naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SnøkollaS 171°763 m12.9 mi
StigkollenSW 215°707 m10.6 mi
KvasstindenSE 125°705 m11.3 mi
KlotindenS 190°671 m4.0 mi
GavltindenSE 135°662 m12.3 mi
JennskardtindenSSW 196°654 m4.1 mi
KvålkvanntotindenSSE 160°654 m14.4 mi
NattmålstindenSSE 165°647 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:0116:5718:15
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:4017:5019:07
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • White-tailed Eagle4 obs
  • Rock Ptarmigan3 obs
  • Black Guillemot3 obs
  • Common Merganser3 obs
  • Harbor Seal3 obs
  • Moss Campion3 obs
  • Arctic Tern2 obs
  • Parasitic Jaeger2 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/696003336

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