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Viulkastet naturreservat

Viulkastet naturreservat from directly overhead

Viulkastet naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Svarttjernshøgda stands 717 m to the east, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Runestein på Eggemoen, a historic site 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2016-06-10

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Oslo og Viken

How to reach it

Coordinates60.21655, 10.34654

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Runestein på Eggemoen: 0.4 mi
  • VOGNSKJULET - WAGON SHED - 1940: 1.0 mi
  • Krigens Ofre 1940-45: 1.9 mi
  • Trygve Fr. Eriksen / Hans Fr. Hansen / Janne Otilje Karlsen: 1.9 mi
  • Ivar Ballangrud: 2.2 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls
  • Bergerfoss: 1.3 mi
  • Viulfoss: 1.7 mi
  • Lundstadfossen: 2.2 mi
  • Svinefoss: 3.4 mi
  • Hensfossen: 3.8 mi
Parks
  • Hadeland Glassverk: 2.3 mi
  • Thorbjørnrud: 2.6 mi
  • Nordre Park: 4.4 mi
  • Søndre park: 4.6 mi
  • Gapahuken ved Midtjern: 5.8 mi
Peaks
  • Gudbrandsås: 3.2 mi
  • Rolighaug: 3.6 mi
  • Ringkollen: 3.9 mi
  • Veslefjell: 4.2 mi
  • Brannen: 4.2 mi
Museums: 56
Attractions: 40
  • Hadeland Glassverk: 2.2 mi
  • Norsk Samferdselshistorisk Senter: 4.8 mi
  • Janhula: 7.3 mi
  • Fleske-Lars' sommerhule: 7.7 mi
  • Pipesteinen: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 20
  • Haugerstranda: 2.8 mi
  • Skutelandet: 7.6 mi
  • Ulsnestangen: 15.0 mi
  • Leirfallet: 18.0 mi
  • Eidsand Badeplass: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Jakleskrenten: 4.7 mi
  • Bygdeborgen: 4.9 mi
  • Høgkastet: 14.6 mi
  • Knutkastet: 15.6 mi
  • Langveggen: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Einarskrakken: 9.4 mi
  • Åsenkrakken: 9.7 mi
  • Leirsjøen: 16.7 mi
  • Picnic site with beach: 18.5 mi
  • Dølihuken: 22.1 mi
Springs: 8
  • Tandbergolla: 3.5 mi
  • Rognesteinolla: 3.7 mi
  • Vanntroa: 6.0 mi
  • Olavsbrønnen: 10.9 mi
  • Vanninga: 11.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Viulkastet naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SvarttjernshøgdaE 86°717 m5.4 mi
FjøsvikfjelletNW 323°710 m11.4 mi
HelgehaugenENE 75°707 m6.2 mi
RingkollenSSE 152°702 m3.9 mi
BislingflakaE 84°693 m8.8 mi
SyljusæterkollenE 89°689 m8.5 mi
GyrihaugenS 172°682 m8.5 mi
SvarthøgdaSE 143°654 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:3718:32
June solstice03:5321:2922:50
September equinox07:0318:2619:22
December solstice09:2312:5515:11

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Large-leaved lupine3 obs
  • pipsissewa3 obs
  • Red-banded Polypore3 obs
  • Brown Knapweed2 obs
  • Eurasian Bee Beetle2 obs
  • red-berried elder2 obs
  • creeping thistle2 obs
  • lesser rattlesnake plantain2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/480285144

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