Nature reserve
Vardøya naturreservat
Vardøya naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Botnkrona stands 1,072 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Stortuva, a peak 2.1 miles away. Helgelandskysten passes 11 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002-12-06
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Nordland
How to reach it
Coordinates66.00767, 12.14494
- 10.7 mi off the Helgelandskysten, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kruno · 18 mi
80 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 27
- Stortuva: 2.1 mi
- Innerøyfjellet: 2.4 mi
- Åkvikfjellet: 5.9 mi
- Litltinden: 7.0 mi
- Dønnmannen: 7.5 mi
Museums: 13
- Herøy bygdesamling: 4.5 mi
- Petter Dass-museet: 10.6 mi
- Nordvika gamle handelssted: 12.7 mi
- Sandnessjøen krigsminnesamling: 13.4 mi
- Høvdingsete på Sandnes: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Fiskarbautaen: 4.2 mi
- Sandsundværulykka: 4.2 mi
- Harald Rex og Sonja: 4.4 mi
- Paul Solheim: 4.5 mi
- Petter Dass fødested: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Salvatnet naturreservat: 5.2 mi
- Kvikkleirøyran landskapsvernområde: 5.3 mi
- Indreholmen / Lyngværet naturreservat: 8.4 mi
- Skeilia naturreservat: 12.3 mi
- Ostjønna naturreservat: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Mølnhusfossen: 17.9 mi
- Fjellforsen: 18.7 mi
- Laksjordforsen: 18.8 mi
- Storforsen: 21.1 mi
- Trollforsen: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 3
- Tytje ta: 3.6 mi
- Petter på Skjæret: 6.6 mi
- En ny samtale: 23.3 mi
Parks: 3
- Rådhusplassen: 4.4 mi
- Herøy prestegård: 4.4 mi
- Bjørnsons gate lekeplass: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Breivika: 7.6 mi
- Vallan: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Grotta i Søvicskaret: 11.1 mi
- Vistenfjorden: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vardøya naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botnkrona | ESE 103° | 1,072 m | 14.0 mi |
| Skjæringen | ESE 109° | 1,037 m | 12.9 mi |
| Grytfoten | ESE 105° | 1,019 m | 13.5 mi |
| Kvasstinden | ESE 116° | 1,010 m | 12.3 mi |
| Tvilling | ESE 112° | 980 m | 12.6 mi |
| Stortinden | ESE 120° | 910 m | 11.9 mi |
| Litlmarkholten | ESE 114° | 899 m | 12.9 mi |
| Dønnmannen | ENE 69° | 858 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:14 | 17:18 | 18:26 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:09 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 10:47 | — | 13:33 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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