Nature reserve
Veststeinen naturreservat
Veststeinen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Hjelmen stands 1,215 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Vetvika, a beach 2.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993-05-28
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Sogn og Fjordane
How to reach it
Coordinates61.90325, 4.85904
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Såta: 2.7 mi
- Veten: 2.9 mi
- Storesåta: 3.4 mi
- Steinfjellet: 4.1 mi
- Huseheia: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Fossane: 6.6 mi
- Rylandsfossen: 7.3 mi
- Fossen: 12.6 mi
- Tverrfossen: 16.8 mi
- Fossane: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Førdspollen naturreservat: 6.5 mi
- Stallbrekka naturreservat: 8.2 mi
- Refvikvatnet naturreservat: 10.0 mi
- Frøyskjera naturreservat: 10.9 mi
- Skorpeholmane naturreservat: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Bremanger kirke (ruin): 4.8 mi
- Blaali fort: 8.8 mi
- Skarstein kystfort: 9.8 mi
- Vemmelsvik kystfort: 9.9 mi
- Rugsundøy kystfort på Tangane: 11.3 mi
Parks: 9
- Lingeparken: 8.4 mi
- Moldøen Diskgolf park: 8.6 mi
- Skarevika: 10.7 mi
- Kirkeparken: 21.7 mi
- Samfunnshusparken: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 7
- Sildaguten: 8.5 mi
- Olavssteinen: 18.0 mi
- Sildegutten: 21.7 mi
- The fisherman: 21.7 mi
- Til Førde: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- Kannesteinen: 8.2 mi
- Kvalheim 62° N 5° E: 8.5 mi
- Tyske kanonstillinger: 8.6 mi
- Selja kloster: 17.5 mi
- Hovden krigsminne: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 5
- Vetvika: 2.7 mi
- Botnelabo: 9.8 mi
- Refviksanden: 10.1 mi
- Lynghaugsanden: 13.3 mi
- Sørstranda: 22.8 mi
Museums: 3
- Sanitetsbunkeren: 21.8 mi
- Kystmuseet: 22.5 mi
- Valborgsamlinga: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Bjørnastighammaren: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Veststeinen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hjelmen | ESE 118° | 1,215 m | 19.8 mi |
| Rikeloftet | SE 129° | 1,143 m | 19.4 mi |
| Vestre Hornelen | ESE 105° | 889 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hornelen | ESE 104° | 860 m | 13.1 mi |
| Svartevassegga | ESE 107° | 833 m | 11.8 mi |
| Uraheia | ESE 107° | 818 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sankta Synneva-hornet | E 80° | 689 m | 13.6 mi |
| Steinfjellet | SE 136° | 680 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 17:56 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 03:52 | 22:02 | 23:34 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:46 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 10:04 | — | 15:15 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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