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Sundskjæra biotopvernområde

Sundskjæra biotopvernområde from directly overhead

Sundskjæra biotopvernområde is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Vealøs stands 500 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Malmøya fort, a historic site 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2009-06-19

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Vestfold

How to reach it

Coordinates59.01722, 10.08708

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Beaches
  • Pelikanbukten: 0.6 mi
  • Stupebrett: 0.7 mi
  • Nordstranda: 1.6 mi
  • Agnesstranda: 1.9 mi
  • Sukkerstranda: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Pensjonisthuset: 0.9 mi
  • Gloppeparken: 1.5 mi
  • Mølleberget: 2.1 mi
  • Kronprinsen: 2.1 mi
  • Pumpeparken: 2.3 mi
Peaks
  • Martineåsen: 4.7 mi
  • Ommestadkollen: 8.1 mi
  • Fjellvikåsen: 9.2 mi
  • Kamfjordåsen: 9.2 mi
  • Varden: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 48
  • Tangaroa: 1.9 mi
  • Tordenskiold: 2.1 mi
  • Skøyteløperen på Bukta: 2.1 mi
  • Hesten på Kronprinsen: 2.2 mi
  • Herman Wildevey: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 31
Museums: 27
Waterfalls: 5
  • Holmfoss: 12.2 mi
  • Kistefossen: 18.4 mi
  • Ulefoss: 19.9 mi
  • Binganefossen: 21.2 mi
  • Trollfoss: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Grusveggen: 21.1 mi
  • Kjellsen-steinen: 23.0 mi
  • Knutebratten: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
  • Andrineolla: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Sundskjæra biotopvernområde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
VealøsNW 318°500 m20.5 mi
VetakollenNNW 335°453 m18.0 mi
HolmefjellNW 321°365 m20.5 mi
FjerdingenNW 306°360 m14.0 mi
SvartebergetNW 322°359 m16.8 mi
RamsåsNNW 327°351 m21.7 mi
ØvrumkollenNW 311°327 m17.0 mi
JordstøypNNW 338°320 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2317:4018:33
June solstice04:0721:2222:37
September equinox07:0418:2919:22
December solstice09:1313:3615:23

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • White Atlantic Cadlina6 obs
  • Diaphorodoris luteocincta5 obs
  • Crimora papillata5 obs
  • Atalodoris pusilla4 obs
  • Common Honeysuckle3 obs
  • rugosa rose3 obs
  • Orange-clubbed Sea Slug3 obs
  • Red-fingered Coryphella3 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/463274222

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