Nature reserve · Norway
Vestre Vansjø naturreservat
Vestre Vansjø naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Pelsrødåsen stands 187 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Langberget, a peak 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992-05-08
What to expect
- Operated by
- Moss kommune
How to reach it
Coordinates59.41222, 10.72742
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Langberget: 0.2 mi
- Ravnefjell: 1.2 mi
- Bjørnåsen: 2.0 mi
- Carlbergåsen: 2.1 mi
- Skolekollen: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Minnesteinen: 1.1 mi
- Bjørnåsbatteriet: 2.0 mi
- Minnesmerke etter 22.7.2011: 2.3 mi
- Arne Roer: 2.4 mi
- Kong Christian Frederik: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- Oksekalv: 1.6 mi
- Nøkkelkort: 1.9 mi
- Liten pike: 1.9 mi
- Pike i strandkjole: 2.0 mi
- Felespiller: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Vepsen: 1.7 mi
- Festestranda: 2.5 mi
- Sjøbadet: 3.0 mi
- Fiskestranda: 3.1 mi
- Vårlistranda: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Rosenvinge Park: 1.8 mi
- Melløsparken: 2.2 mi
- Gernerlunden: 2.4 mi
- Nesparken: 2.4 mi
- Nesparken: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Klosteralléen biotopvernområde: 2.3 mi
- Telemarkslunden og Ekebylunden naturreservat: 2.7 mi
- Revlingen naturreservat: 3.4 mi
- Kajalunden naturreservat: 3.7 mi
- Eggholmen naturreservat: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Rygge bygdetun: 2.4 mi
- Bytårnet: 2.5 mi
- Rød gård: 4.6 mi
- Vetaåsen: 8.1 mi
- KNM Utstein: 8.5 mi
Museums
- Moss by- og industrimuseum: 2.8 mi
- Råde forsvarsmuseum: 6.4 mi
- Son Kystkultursenteret: 7.9 mi
- Lokalhistorisk senter: 8.5 mi
- Preus Fotomuseum: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Mossefossen: 2.7 mi
- Sølvstufossen: 11.3 mi
- Sarpefossen: 17.0 mi
- Vrangfoss: 17.3 mi
- Brekke foss: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 8
- Alby: 4.2 mi
- Asgard: 10.5 mi
- Kristinas hage: 10.5 mi
- Prestegårdshagen: 14.8 mi
- Skolehagen: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Dragonfjellet: 4.9 mi
- Grusveggen: 14.3 mi
- Åroskastet: 20.9 mi
- Odden: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Ruseberget: 13.5 mi
- Tomterdalen Jernstøperi: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Fyrvokteren: 5.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Majorskilden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Vestre Vansjø naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelsrødåsen | ENE 68° | 186.5 m | 11.7 mi |
| Tjuetåsen | E 99° | 176 m | 11.2 mi |
| Femtegjeldåsen | ENE 57° | 174 m | 10.5 mi |
| Høgfjellet | E 98° | 174 m | 10.6 mi |
| Kompås | E 91° | 153 m | 11.2 mi |
| Torebråte | ENE 65° | 149 m | 8.6 mi |
| Stikkaåsen | ESE 120° | 149 m | 11.4 mi |
| Skånevetan | W 275° | 149 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:36 | 18:30 |
| June solstice | 04:00 | 21:22 | 22:39 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:26 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 09:14 | 13:23 | 15:17 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Common Wood-Pigeon6 obs
- Eurasian Blue Tit5 obs
- wood anemone5 obs
- Yellowhammer4 obs
- Eurasian Blackbird4 obs
- Eurasian Magpie4 obs
- Great Crested Grebe3 obs
- Mallard3 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/785141696
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