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Frelsi

Frelsi from directly overhead

Frelsi is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Mýrarfell stands 1,168 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Langabúð, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 0.7 miles off.

Artwork treated by Siguréur Gudmundsson in honor of Hans Jonathan (born 1784, St. Croix, Danish West Indies, died 1827 in Djúpivogur), an enslaved African-Caribbean who unshackled himself and became a respected merchant in Djúpivogur.

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Coordinates64.65706, -14.28305

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Steinketill: 4.3 mi
  • Berunestindur: 4.3 mi
  • Goðaborg: 4.7 mi
  • Búlandstindur: 4.7 mi
  • Kerlingartindur: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Historic sites: 5
  • Eysteinn Jónsson: 0.1 mi
  • Víðinesi: 10.7 mi
  • Hjálmar Guðmundsson: 13.1 mi
  • Rex NS-3: 20.5 mi
  • Gideon: 20.5 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Bones and stones museum - gift shop: 0.3 mi
  • Blábjörg á Berufjarðarströnd: 3.5 mi
  • Steinasafn Petru: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Teigarhorn: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Frelsi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MýrarfellW 260°1,168 m10.5 mi
HrossatindurWNW 299°1,156 m8.7 mi
NóntindurWNW 298°1,141 m11.1 mi
SauðdalstindurWNW 302°1,115 m6.1 mi
KistufellNNW 330°1,111 m15.6 mi
ÞúfutindurNNE 17°1,091 m16.0 mi
BreiðitindurN 352°1,084 m15.9 mi
TóN 349°1,069 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:0719:12
June solstice02:1121:4223:49
September equinox06:4017:5719:02
December solstice11:02—14:50

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9844814191

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