Nature reserve · Norway
Veia naturreservat
Veia naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Sirikjerke stands 635 m to the south-southwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Portåsen, a museum 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019-03-15
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Oslo og Viken
How to reach it
Coordinates59.71979, 9.98089
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kyrfjell: 0.9 mi
- Korpåsen: 0.9 mi
- Ertekollen: 1.0 mi
- Rasaråsen: 1.1 mi
- Brillene: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Bremsåsen naturreservat: 1.9 mi
- Bremsa naturreservat: 3.1 mi
- Hamrefjell naturreservat: 3.2 mi
- Rismyr naturreservat: 3.6 mi
- Strykenåsen naturreservat: 3.6 mi
Artworks
- Herman Wildenwey: 2.2 mi
- Tannhjul: 3.0 mi
- #komhit: 4.0 mi
- En spade er en spade: 4.4 mi
- Eikeblad: 4.5 mi
Parks
- Wildenveys plass: 2.2 mi
- Vikhagan park: 2.2 mi
- Eknes Sports Park: 2.9 mi
- Loesmoen elvepark: 3.9 mi
- Vestfossen park: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- Knudsensmia: 2.2 mi
- Temte Gård og Bygdesamling: 3.3 mi
- Fossesholm: 4.0 mi
- Andorsrudborgen: 5.2 mi
- Kjøsterudjuvet: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
- Mjøndalen-aksjonen: 2.4 mi
- Ormåsen Gruver: 6.5 mi
- Landfalløybrua vippebrudelen: 6.7 mi
- Drammen Paper Mills: 7.5 mi
- Forenede Papirfabrikker: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 57
- Hellefossen: 5.4 mi
- Høgfossen: 5.6 mi
- Klarefoss: 7.5 mi
- Galaseterfossen: 10.6 mi
- Døvikfossen: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 54
- Hagatjern badeplass: 2.7 mi
- Grua: 7.2 mi
- Bragernes strand: 8.4 mi
- Gataland: 8.8 mi
- Glasstranda: 10.0 mi
Museums: 52
- Portåsen: 0.8 mi
- Knutsensmia: 2.2 mi
- Gulden kunstverk: 2.8 mi
- Fossesholm herregård: 4.0 mi
- Nøstetangen norsk glassmuseum: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Horgenseteråsen: 5.6 mi
- Tverråsen: 7.3 mi
- Tverråsen: 7.5 mi
- Tverråsen: 7.5 mi
- Tverråsen: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Velplassen: 3.9 mi
- Utebadet Drammensbadet: 7.7 mi
- Høgåsen: 12.9 mi
- Ole Einars Plass: 15.0 mi
- picnic_table: 16.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Jutultønna: 7.8 mi
- Jennys kilde: 7.9 mi
- Simensølla: 23.8 mi
- Olavskilden: 24.3 mi
- Kilden: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Strømsøhagen: 8.0 mi
- Øverland Arboret: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Veia naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirikjerke | SSW 207° | 635 m | 2.1 mi |
| Lokkeråsen | NNE 22° | 607 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hoggskollen | NNE 25° | 597 m | 5.9 mi |
| Gunhildrudknatten | SW 220° | 567 m | 6.1 mi |
| Solbergvarden | NNE 28° | 531 m | 4.7 mi |
| Røysåsen | N 357° | 441 m | 4.7 mi |
| Damhaugen | NE 35° | 435 m | 6.2 mi |
| Gruvåsen | ENE 78° | 412 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:23 | 17:39 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 04:00 | 21:27 | 22:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:29 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 09:20 | 13:17 | 15:18 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Sloe Bug2 obs
- Common Wood-Pigeon1 obs
- European Robin1 obs
- Eurasian Bee Beetle1 obs
- Tree Bumble Bee1 obs
- northern ground-cedar1 obs
- Common Butterwort1 obs
- Devil's-bit Scabious1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/996074423
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