Attraction · Iceland
Kerling
Kerling is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Brandafell stands 725 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Heitir pottar á Drangsnesi, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 28 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 7 m
How to reach it
Coordinates65.68948, -21.43669
- 28.2 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bæjarfell: 1.5 mi
- Högg: 6.2 mi
- Reykjarvíkurfjall: 7.2 mi
- Spákonufell: 7.2 mi
- Skarðsfell: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Goðafoss: 6.8 mi
- Àlftafoss: 12.3 mi
- Laugufoss: 13.9 mi
- Lónfoss: 16.6 mi
- Bakkafoss: 16.9 mi
Museums: 6
- The Sheep Farming Museum: 5.4 mi
- Galdrasýning á Ströndum: 6.6 mi
- Kotbýli kuklarans: 6.8 mi
- Minja- og handverkshúsið Kört: 22.4 mi
- Selasetur Íslands, Upplýsingamiðstöð: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Kirkjuból: 14.1 mi
- Guðmundur Bergþórsson: 16.6 mi
- Gamla síldarverksmiðjan: 17.9 mi
- Kollabúðir: 19.4 mi
- Skógar: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Heitir pottar á Drangsnesi: 0.3 mi
- MS Suðurland: 17.9 mi
- Ánastaðarstapi: 19.2 mi
- Bjartmarssteinn: 23.0 mi
- Hvítserkur: 23.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Gvendarlaug hin forna: 6.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Hákarlavogur: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Kistuvogur: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hrísey: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Kerling. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandafell | ESE 120° | 725 m | 18.6 mi |
| Búrfell | NNW 338° | 716 m | 18.6 mi |
| Miðfell | ESE 123° | 692 m | 19.1 mi |
| Fannadalshnúi | ESE 116° | 667 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hlíðarfjall | SE 126° | 621 m | 19.6 mi |
| Heiðarbæjarheiði | SW 219° | 612 m | 12.4 mi |
| Nónfjall | SSW 205° | 564 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bakkasnjófell | SW 218° | 559 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:33 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 01:42 | 22:21 | 01:15 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:24 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:53 | — | 14:56 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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