Nature reserve · Norway
Verkenslund biotopvernområde
Verkenslund biotopvernområde is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Tjuetåsen stands 176 m to the east-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosehagen, a park 0.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010-04-16
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Østfold
How to reach it
Coordinates59.32599, 10.81378
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rosehagen: 0.5 mi
- Tusenårsparken: 2.7 mi
- Tusenårsplassen: 2.7 mi
- Tusenårsplassen: 2.7 mi
- Råde Bygdetun: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Kråkstadfjorden naturreservat: 1.3 mi
- Jerndalsfjellet naturreservat: 1.8 mi
- Tasken naturreservat: 2.3 mi
- Kurefjorden naturreservat: 2.7 mi
- Moskjæra naturreservat: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Rørfjell: 2.1 mi
- Tuggeliteåsen: 2.5 mi
- Bølås: 3.8 mi
- Kureåsen: 3.8 mi
- Lindeberget: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Råde forsvarsmuseum: 2.7 mi
- Elingaard Herregård: 5.1 mi
- Hans Nielsen Hauges minde: 8.6 mi
- Fotballmuseet: 8.8 mi
- Moss by- og industrimuseum: 9.3 mi
Beaches
- Husebystranda: 2.8 mi
- Ellingstranda: 3.3 mi
- Skjæløy: 4.4 mi
- Lervikstranda: 4.5 mi
- Danmarkstranda: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Sim Sala Bim: 3.4 mi
- Vilje til vekst: 4.3 mi
- Heiagjengen: 4.8 mi
- Folen: 4.8 mi
- Såmannen: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
- Arne Roer: 4.3 mi
- Gyllerås batteri: 4.5 mi
- Minnesmerke etter 22.7.2011: 4.8 mi
- Anthon B. Nilsen - relieff: 5.3 mi
- Soli bruk: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 53
- Rygge bygdetun: 4.8 mi
- Vetaåsen: 4.8 mi
- Soli Bruk: 5.5 mi
- Tuneskipets funnsted: 7.4 mi
- Bytårnet: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Sølvstufossen: 7.7 mi
- Mossefossen: 9.3 mi
- Sarpefossen: 11.7 mi
- Brekke foss: 16.4 mi
- Gapestadfossen: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 8
- Alby: 9.8 mi
- Skolehagen: 10.1 mi
- Asgard: 13.4 mi
- Kristinas hage: 13.5 mi
- Prestegårdshagen: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Dragonfjellet: 11.3 mi
- Grusveggen: 13.2 mi
- Odden: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Ruseberget: 18.8 mi
- Rasteplass: 20.3 mi
- Tomterdalen Jernstøperi: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Fyrvokteren: 11.2 mi
- Pikesten fyr: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Verkenslund biotopvernområde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tjuetåsen | ENE 62° | 176 m | 9.1 mi |
| Høgfjellet | ENE 59° | 174 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kompås | NE 55° | 153 m | 10.0 mi |
| Stikkaåsen | E 88° | 149 m | 6.9 mi |
| Torebråte | NNE 26° | 149 m | 10.8 mi |
| Rambergåsen | NW 325° | 140 m | 10.9 mi |
| Grønnføttåsen | ENE 75° | 129 m | 7.7 mi |
| Langklo | ENE 58° | 122 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:36 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 04:01 | 21:21 | 22:38 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:26 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 09:13 | 13:25 | 15:18 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Black-headed Gull4 obs
- Common Wood-Pigeon3 obs
- Western Marsh Harrier3 obs
- Barnacle Goose3 obs
- Eurasian Nuthatch3 obs
- Red Clover3 obs
- Scots pine3 obs
- Common Grass-veneer3 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/957151349
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