Artwork · Iceland
Harpa bænarinnar
Harpa bænarinnar is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Kerling stands 1,536 m to the south-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamarkotstún, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Harpa bænarinnar - The Harp of Prayer - gerð af Ásmundi Sveinssyni myndhöggvara gefin Akureyrarbæ 1974 af hjónunum Mörtu Sveinsdóttur og Guðmundi Jörundssyni útgerðarmanni
How to reach it
Coordinates65.68046, -18.10088
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Borgir: 0.7 mi
- Þingmannahnjúkur: 4.2 mi
- Stórihnjúkur: 4.4 mi
- Hlíðarfjall: 4.6 mi
- Blátindur: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 17
- Lahti: 0.3 mi
- Ålesund: 0.3 mi
- Akurey: 0.3 mi
- Randers: 0.3 mi
- Västerås: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Davíð leggur Golíat: 0.1 mi
- Brynjólfur Sveinsson kennari: 0.3 mi
- Halldóra Ólafsdóttir skólameistarafrú: 0.4 mi
- Sigurður Guðmundsson skólameistari: 0.4 mi
- Margrethe Schiöth: 0.4 mi
Museums: 13
- Davíðshús: 0.2 mi
- Norðurslóð: 0.7 mi
- Friðbjarnarhús: 1.0 mi
- Nonnahús: 1.0 mi
- Minjasafnið á Akureyri: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Parks: 6
- Hamarkotstún: 0.0 mi
- Skátagil: 0.3 mi
- Eiðsvöllur: 0.5 mi
- Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 1.1 mi
- Seljagarðurinn: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 6
- Read heart in Trafic lights: 0.4 mi
- Lystigarður Akureyrar: 0.4 mi
- Samkomubrúin: 0.4 mi
- Jólagarðurinn: 6.9 mi
- Bjórböðin: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Hraun í Öxnadal: 16.1 mi
- Svarfaðardalur: 22.2 mi
- Böggvistaðafjall: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Munkaþverá: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Ljósavatn: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Harpa bænarinnar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerling | SSW 207° | 1,536 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tröllafjall | SW 229° | 1,483 m | 9.1 mi |
| Kista | WSW 244° | 1,474 m | 6.8 mi |
| Strýta | WSW 247° | 1,456 m | 6.4 mi |
| Tröllafjall | SW 234° | 1,454 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hrosshnjúkur | WSW 238° | 1,430 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tröllahyrna | SW 226° | 1,430 m | 9.5 mi |
| Stóristallur | SW 218° | 1,425 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:20 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 01:30 | 22:07 | 01:00 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:11 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 11:39 | — | 14:43 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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