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Storøya biotopvernområde

Storøya biotopvernområde from directly overhead

Storøya biotopvernområde is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Lauvkollen stands 704 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Søndre Hørtekollen naturreservat, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2018-06-22

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Buskerud

How to reach it

Coordinates59.91083, 10.30330

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Svangstrand: 0.9 mi
  • Holmenskjæret: 7.7 mi
  • Bondistranda: 7.9 mi
  • Hvamodden: 8.2 mi
  • Naturiststranden: 8.6 mi
Parks
  • Svangstrand: 1.0 mi
  • Hvalstad Aktivitetspark: 6.6 mi
  • Askertun: 6.6 mi
  • Nedre Ås: 6.9 mi
  • Gården: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Høgfossen: 2.6 mi
  • Solbergfossen: 2.8 mi
  • Kastefossen: 4.0 mi
  • Fallet: 4.8 mi
  • Tveiterfossen: 5.2 mi
Peaks
  • Haveråsen: 2.7 mi
  • Burås: 2.8 mi
  • Endeløshaugen: 3.3 mi
  • Vindfallåsen: 3.4 mi
  • Haugen: 3.6 mi
Artworks
  • Fole i trav: 5.8 mi
  • Skolejenter: 5.9 mi
  • Danserinnen: 6.0 mi
  • Hegre: 6.4 mi
  • Barna på benken: 6.4 mi
Attractions
  • Gravhauger Tanum: 6.1 mi
  • Midtskogsteinen: 6.9 mi
  • Slependen kalkovn: 7.1 mi
  • Bærums Verks Mølle: 7.3 mi
  • Helleristningene ved Utenga: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Svenskehella: 5.1 mi
  • Damtjern: 7.5 mi
  • Trongkleiv: 9.5 mi
  • Tverråsen: 9.8 mi
  • Tverråsen: 9.9 mi
Springs: 12
  • Simensølla: 6.5 mi
  • Olavskilden: 7.3 mi
  • Vanninga: 9.7 mi
  • Olavsbrønnen: 10.3 mi
  • Jennys kilde: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • picnic_table: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic site with beach: 10.7 mi
  • Grillområde: 11.5 mi
  • Utebadet Drammensbadet: 12.6 mi
  • Høgåsen: 13.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Storøya biotopvernområde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LauvkollenWNW 303°704 m7.1 mi
BreiliflakaNW 307°702 m7.3 mi
BjørnkollenWNW 290°615 m7.3 mi
TverråsenWNW 289°610 m5.8 mi
GjevlekollenWSW 253°602 m4.2 mi
StormoenWNW 299°598 m4.1 mi
NeverkollenWSW 242°575 m6.1 mi
EndeløshaugenWNW 295°574 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:3718:32
June solstice03:5621:2722:46
September equinox07:0318:2719:22
December solstice09:2113:0815:14

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Scots pine2 obs
  • Cepaea1 obs
  • Horn-of-plenty1 obs
  • common mugwort1 obs
  • Copse Snail1 obs
  • Lingonberry1 obs
  • common juniper1 obs
  • male fern1 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/996074314

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