Artwork · Iceland
Skessan í Grænuborg
Skessan í Grænuborg is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Grænadyngja stands 398 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyrkjavörðutröllin, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates63.97265, -22.48181
- 23.2 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Tyrkjavörðutröllin: 0.3 mi
- Tyrkjavörðutröllin: 0.3 mi
- Tyrkjavörðutröllin: 0.3 mi
- Sendiboðinn: 0.4 mi
- Stapatröllin: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Grímshóll: 1.7 mi
- Stapafell: 4.7 mi
- Litla-Skógfell: 4.8 mi
- Súlur: 5.2 mi
- Þórðarfell: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Minnisvarði um Jón Þorkelsson: 1.0 mi
- Minningarsteinn um Sveinbjörn Egilsson: 1.0 mi
- B-24 Hot Stuff Crash Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Ólafur B. Ólafsson: 3.5 mi
- Staðarborg: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 50
- F-4E Phantom II: 2.8 mi
- Baldur, KE97: 3.3 mi
- Skessuhellir: 3.3 mi
- Bláa Lónið: 6.5 mi
- Brú milli Heimsálfa: 9.3 mi
Parks: 38
- Thorkellinsgarður: 1.0 mi
- Skrúðgarður Njarðvíkur: 2.2 mi
- Skrúðgarður: 3.0 mi
- Aragerði: 3.1 mi
- Óla Run tún: 16.7 mi
Museums: 37
- Slökkviliðsminjasafn: 1.3 mi
- Víkingaheimar: 1.4 mi
- Rokksafn Íslands: 2.4 mi
- Duus Museum: 3.3 mi
- Kvikan: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 31
- Litli Rauðamelur: 13.4 mi
- Fjárskjól við Stórhöfða: 16.7 mi
- Ástjörn og Ásfjall: 16.9 mi
- Fjaran við Kasthúsatjörn: 17.0 mi
- Kasthúsatjörn: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Hafnaberg: 10.1 mi
- Selsvellir: 10.9 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 12.2 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 12.2 mi
- Krýsuvíkurberg: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Búrfoss: 21.8 mi
- Ullarfoss: 21.9 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 22.0 mi
- Skáfossar: 22.2 mi
- Stórifoss: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 19.2 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 19.5 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 21.1 mi
- Mislundur: 21.5 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 19.4 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Skátalaug: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Skessan í Grænuborg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grænadyngja | ESE 101° | 398 m | 12.2 mi |
| Miðdegishnúkur | ESE 105° | 392 m | 14.1 mi |
| Langhóll | SE 126° | 391 m | 7.9 mi |
| Trölladyngja | E 101° | 379 m | 11.9 mi |
| Grænavatnseggjar | ESE 106° | 359 m | 12.0 mi |
| Fíflavallafjall | ESE 102° | 359 m | 12.6 mi |
| Stóri-Hrútur | SE 131° | 357 m | 9.4 mi |
| Framfell | ESE 118° | 353 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 18:41 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 03:02 | 22:08 | 00:02 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:31 | 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/13308013712
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