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Østøyskjæret biotopvernområde

Østøyskjæret biotopvernområde from directly overhead

Østøyskjæret biotopvernområde is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Høgåsen stands 314 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mellomøya plantefredningsområde, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2009-06-19

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Vestfold

How to reach it

Coordinates59.43953, 10.47383

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Beaches
  • Møringa: 0.9 mi
  • Vollane: 1.1 mi
  • Tivolistranda: 1.2 mi
  • Rørestrand: 3.0 mi
  • Bastøybukta: 4.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Peaks
  • Veggfjell: 1.3 mi
  • Utsikten: 1.4 mi
  • Skånevetan: 2.7 mi
  • Rødsåsen: 4.4 mi
  • Kjærranåsen: 4.9 mi
Parks
  • Lystlunden: 1.6 mi
  • Tømmersletta: 1.9 mi
  • Borreparken: 4.0 mi
  • Reirparken: 4.5 mi
  • Majaparken: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 10
  • Mossefossen: 6.9 mi
  • Sjulstadfossen: 18.8 mi
  • Sølvstufossen: 20.4 mi
  • Ulefoss: 21.2 mi
  • Trollfoss: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Ruseberget: 4.5 mi
  • Heisetra: 19.9 mi
  • Høgåsen: 20.2 mi
  • Utebadet Drammensbadet: 22.6 mi
  • Tomterdalen Jernstøperi: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Dragonfjellet: 5.2 mi
  • Grusveggen: 12.9 mi
  • Åroskastet: 17.7 mi
  • Fosildalen: 23.8 mi
  • Trongkleiv: 24.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Andrineolla: 17.6 mi
  • Jutultønna: 24.3 mi
  • Jennys kilde: 24.3 mi
  • Majorskilden: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Østøyskjæret biotopvernområde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HøgåsenNNW 336°313.5 m10.3 mi
KnivsfjellN 355°307 m10.2 mi
MerratoppenNNW 338°273.3 m10.7 mi
SukkerertkollenNNW 341°267.5 m10.9 mi
LiglanerenNW 309°260 m10.0 mi
BrannåsenNW 308°256.3 m10.4 mi
HøgåsWNW 302°251.5 m10.2 mi
KjelleråsenNNW 337°242 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2117:3718:31
June solstice04:0121:2322:40
September equinox07:0318:2719:21
December solstice09:1613:2315:18

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • maidenhair spleenwort8 obs
  • Bloody Crane's-bill8 obs
  • viper's-bugloss7 obs
  • European mistletoe7 obs
  • Herb Robert6 obs
  • Sticky Catchfly6 obs
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher5 obs
  • Common Eider5 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/463274223

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