Kirkjan
Kirkjan is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Syðstasúla stands 1,093 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandbrekkan, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 17 miles off.
Swimming through it feels as if you are flying above the majestic landscape of the fissure. You can see the 100-metre long and 23-metre deep walls which even rise above the surface at some points. It looks like a massive, ancient cathedral
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Urriðafoss · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Öxarárfoss: 0.9 mi
- Þórufoss: 7.6 mi
- Þrándarstaðafossar: 9.8 mi
- Staur: 10.0 mi
- Folaldafoss: 10.1 mi
- Stórhöfði: 1.2 mi
- Selfjall: 2.5 mi
- Arnarfell: 2.8 mi
- Bæjarfell: 3.6 mi
- Orustuhóll: 3.6 mi
- Jónas Jónsson: 11.7 mi
- The Phoenix: 15.8 mi
- Hús tímans - hús skáldsins: 18.0 mi
- Flatus Lifir: 18.9 mi
- Íslandsvitinn: 19.8 mi
- Fjósagjá: 0.2 mi
- Fjósagjá: 0.2 mi
- Túngjá: 0.2 mi
- Skötugjá: 0.3 mi
- Kattargjá: 0.3 mi
- Lögberg: 0.5 mi
- Skógarkot: 1.6 mi
- Vinaskógur: 2.1 mi
- Melkot: 4.5 mi
- Selkot: 4.6 mi
- Mud Pot: 11.7 mi
- Mud Pot: 11.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 11.9 mi
- Mud Pot: 11.9 mi
- Mud Pot: 13.0 mi
- Bringur: 13.5 mi
- Steðji (Staupasteinn): 14.8 mi
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 16.5 mi
- Tungufoss: 17.7 mi
- Álafoss: 17.8 mi
- Yndisskógur: 16.0 mi
- Skrúðgarðurinn: 17.5 mi
- Hallsteinsgarður: 21.6 mi
- Tryggvagarður: 22.2 mi
- Sigtúnsgarður: 22.2 mi
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 0.4 mi
- Orkusýning: 11.5 mi
- Gljúfrasteinn: 14.8 mi
- Jarðhitasýningin: 17.2 mi
- Listasafn Árnesinga: 17.9 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 15.7 mi
- Krosslaug: 17.6 mi
- Hverahild: 18.3 mi
- Þvottahver: 24.8 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 24.8 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 23.9 mi
- Mislundur: 24.2 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 24.6 mi
- Guðmundarlundur: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Kirkjan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syðstasúla | NNW 348° | 1,093 m | 5.9 mi |
| Miðsúla | N 352° | 1,086 m | 6.4 mi |
| Vestursúla | NNW 343° | 1,086 m | 7.2 mi |
| Háasúla | N 354° | 1,023 m | 7.4 mi |
| Súlnaberg | N 359° | 954 m | 6.6 mi |
| Skefilfjöll | ENE 70° | 897 m | 10.4 mi |
| Klukkutindar | ENE 70° | 880 m | 11.8 mi |
| Kálfstindar | E 85° | 877 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:35 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 02:50 | 22:05 | 00:04 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:25 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:25 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8773296002
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