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Þingvellir

Þingvellir from directly overhead

Þingvellir is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Syðstasúla stands 1,093 m to the north-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lögberg, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 17 miles off.

The story

national park in Iceland

Dates from 1928.

Wikidata Q107370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

How to reach it

Coordinates64.25910, -21.12125

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Stórhöfði: 1.2 mi
  • Selfjall: 2.2 mi
  • Arnarfell: 3.2 mi
  • Orustuhóll: 3.2 mi
  • Bæjarfell: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 38
Attractions: 32
Historic sites: 26
Cliffs: 26
  • Almannagjá: 0.1 mi
  • Kattargjá: 0.1 mi
  • Almannagjá: 0.1 mi
  • Skötugjá: 0.1 mi
  • Seiglugjá: 0.2 mi
Springs: 25
  • Mud Pot: 12.1 mi
  • Mud Pot: 12.2 mi
  • Mud Pot: 12.2 mi
  • Mud Pot: 12.2 mi
  • Mud Pot: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Parks: 13
  • Yndisskógur: 16.4 mi
  • Skrúðgarðurinn: 17.9 mi
  • Hallsteinsgarður: 21.7 mi
  • Tryggvagarður: 22.6 mi
  • Sigtúnsgarður: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 12
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guðmundarlundur: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Þingvellir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SyðstasúlaNNW 348°1,093 m5.5 mi
MiðsúlaN 352°1,086 m6.0 mi
VestursúlaNNW 343°1,086 m6.7 mi
HáasúlaN 354°1,023 m7.0 mi
SúlnabergN 360°954 m6.2 mi
SkefilfjöllENE 72°897 m10.3 mi
KlukkutindarENE 72°880 m11.7 mi
KálfstindarE 87°877 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:3519:39
June solstice02:5022:0500:04
September equinox07:0718:2519:29
December solstice11:22—15:25

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/316032856

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