Artwork · Iceland
Skyggnst bak við tunglið
Skyggnst bak við tunglið is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Esja stands 914 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bakkagarður, a park 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- iron
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates64.15055, -21.99333
- 6.4 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Amlóði: 0.1 mi
- Trúarbrögðin: 0.2 mi
- Ölduspil: 0.2 mi
- Maður og kona: 0.3 mi
- Skuggar: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Camp Grótta: 0.3 mi
- Ólafur Thors forsætisráðherra: 1.5 mi
- Sæmundur á selnum: 1.6 mi
- Skúli Magnússon: 1.6 mi
- Georg Schierbeck landlæknir: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Öskjuhlíð: 2.7 mi
- Laugarás: 3.8 mi
- Nónhæð: 4.7 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 5.2 mi
- Hvarfshólar: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 55
- Búrfoss: 4.9 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 4.9 mi
- Ullarfoss: 5.2 mi
- Skáfossar: 5.5 mi
- Stórifoss: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 50
Museums: 40
- Lyfjafræðisafn: 0.6 mi
- Saga Museum: 1.3 mi
- Víkin: 1.4 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík: 1.4 mi
- Hvalasýningin: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Valhúsahæð: 0.3 mi
- Grótta: 1.3 mi
- Akurey: 1.7 mi
- Kasthúsatjörn: 2.7 mi
- Fjaran við Kasthúsatjörn: 2.7 mi
Parks: 38
- Bakkagarður: 0.1 mi
- Valhúsahæð: 0.2 mi
- Landakotstún: 1.4 mi
- Kænugarður: 1.5 mi
- Fógetagarðurinn: 1.6 mi
Springs: 12
- Skátalaug: 17.1 mi
- Hot spring: 21.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 21.9 mi
- Mud Pot: 22.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Gálgaklettar: 3.8 mi
- Virkið: 4.0 mi
- Langahlíð: 13.5 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 13.6 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 0.6 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 5.0 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 5.8 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 7.4 mi
- Mislundur: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 7.2 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 8.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 20.1 mi
- Hverahild: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Skyggnst bak við tunglið. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | ENE 57° | 914 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hátindur | ENE 61° | 909 m | 13.4 mi |
| Kambshorn | NE 51° | 851 m | 9.4 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | ENE 62° | 843 m | 11.8 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NE 56° | 840 m | 10.2 mi |
| Geirmundartindur | N 6° | 643 m | 13.4 mi |
| Akrafjall | N 10° | 602 m | 13.5 mi |
| Háihnúkur | N 6° | 553 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:56 | 22:08 | 00:05 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:29 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:23 | — | 15:30 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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