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Brú milli Heimsálfa

Brú milli Heimsálfa from directly overhead

Brú milli Heimsálfa is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Grænadyngja stands 398 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Úranus, a historic site 1.2 miles away.

The story

Icelandic bridge over the Álfagjá rift valley, connecting the Eurasian and the North-American tectonic plate

Wikidata Q64158851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Width
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.86830, -22.67554

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 31
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 14
Cliffs: 7
  • Hafnaberg: 2.1 mi
  • Selsvellir: 16.8 mi
  • Krýsuvíkurberg: 17.5 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 19.1 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 19.1 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 4
  • Skrúðgarður Njarðvíkur: 9.2 mi
  • Thorkellinsgarður: 9.2 mi
  • Skrúðgarður: 9.9 mi
  • Aragerði: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Eldey: 12.3 mi
  • Litli Rauðamelur: 21.9 mi
  • Fjárskjól við Stórhöfða: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Skátalaug: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Brú milli Heimsálfa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GrænadyngjaENE 75°398 m18.5 mi
LanghóllENE 78°391 m12.5 mi
TrölladyngjaENE 74°379 m18.3 mi
GrænavatnseggjarENE 77°359 m17.9 mi
FíflavallafjallENE 76°359 m18.8 mi
Stóri-HrúturE 85°357 m13.0 mi
FramfellE 83°353 m16.0 mi
KistufellENE 78°335 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3318:4219:45
June solstice03:0622:0800:01
September equinox07:1418:3219:35
December solstice11:21—15:38

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/38290957

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