Artwork · Iceland
Kaldárhöfðasverð
Kaldárhöfðasverð is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Grænadyngja stands 398 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Slökkviliðsminjasafn, a museum 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 24 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
Coordinates63.97279, -22.52469
- 24.4 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Hrafna-Flóki: 0.3 mi
- Freyr: 0.4 mi
- Freyja: 0.5 mi
- Merki Njarðvíkurkaupstaðar: 0.6 mi
- Hlutverk: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Grímshóll: 3.0 mi
- Stapafell: 4.5 mi
- Súlur: 4.9 mi
- Þórðarfell: 5.5 mi
- Litla-Skógfell: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Minningarsteinn um Sveinbjörn Egilsson: 0.6 mi
- Minnisvarði um Jón Þorkelsson: 0.7 mi
- Ólafur B. Ólafsson: 2.7 mi
- B-24 Hot Stuff Crash Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Úranus: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 50
- F-4E Phantom II: 1.5 mi
- Baldur, KE97: 2.6 mi
- Skessuhellir: 2.7 mi
- Bláa Lónið: 6.8 mi
- Brú milli Heimsálfa: 8.6 mi
Museums: 37
- Slökkviliðsminjasafn: 0.1 mi
- Víkingaheimar: 0.3 mi
- Rokksafn Íslands: 1.4 mi
- Duus Museum: 2.6 mi
- Byggðasafn Gerðahrepps: 9.0 mi
Parks: 37
- Thorkellinsgarður: 0.7 mi
- Skrúðgarður Njarðvíkur: 1.2 mi
- Skrúðgarður: 2.2 mi
- Aragerði: 4.3 mi
- Bali: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Litli Rauðamelur: 14.7 mi
- Fjárskjól við Stórhöfða: 18.0 mi
- Fjaran við Kasthúsatjörn: 18.1 mi
- Ástjörn og Ásfjall: 18.1 mi
- Kasthúsatjörn: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Hafnaberg: 9.1 mi
- Selsvellir: 12.2 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 13.5 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 13.5 mi
- Krýsuvíkurberg: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Búrfoss: 22.9 mi
- Ullarfoss: 23.1 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 23.2 mi
- Skáfossar: 23.3 mi
- Stórifoss: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 20.2 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 20.7 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 22.3 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 22.7 mi
- Mislundur: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 20.6 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 21.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Skátalaug: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Kaldárhöfðasverð. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grænadyngja | E 100° | 398 m | 13.4 mi |
| Miðdegishnúkur | ESE 103° | 392 m | 15.3 mi |
| Langhóll | ESE 121° | 391 m | 9.0 mi |
| Trölladyngja | E 99° | 379 m | 13.2 mi |
| Grænavatnseggjar | ESE 105° | 359 m | 13.3 mi |
| Fíflavallafjall | E 101° | 359 m | 13.9 mi |
| Stóri-Hrútur | SE 126° | 357 m | 10.4 mi |
| Framfell | ESE 115° | 353 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 18:42 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 03:03 | 22:08 | 00:03 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:32 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:35 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11081568960
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