Attraction · Iceland
Kvika
Kvika is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Esja stands 914 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bollasteinn, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 7.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Water temperature
- warm
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates64.16239, -22.00828
- 7.1 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Bollasteinn: 0.0 mi
- Skuggar: 0.6 mi
- Amlóði: 0.8 mi
- Trúarbrögðin: 0.8 mi
- Ölduspil: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Camp Grótta: 0.6 mi
- Skúli Magnússon: 2.3 mi
- Georg Schierbeck landlæknir: 2.3 mi
- Ólafur Thors forsætisráðherra: 2.3 mi
- Svarta keilan, minnisvarði um borgaralega óhlýðni: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Öskjuhlíð: 3.5 mi
- Laugarás: 4.5 mi
- Nónhæð: 5.7 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 6.1 mi
- Hvarfshólar: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 54
- Búrfoss: 5.7 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 5.7 mi
- Ullarfoss: 6.0 mi
- Skáfossar: 6.3 mi
- Stórifoss: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 48
- Suðurnesvarða: 1.0 mi
- Ufsaklettur: 1.7 mi
- FlyOver Iceland: 1.9 mi
- Óðinn: 1.9 mi
- Lava Show: 2.0 mi
Museums: 40
- Lyfjafræðisafn: 0.3 mi
- Hvalasýningin: 1.8 mi
- Saga Museum: 1.8 mi
- Víkin: 1.9 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Grótta: 0.4 mi
- Valhúsahæð: 0.6 mi
- Akurey: 1.4 mi
- Fjaran við Kasthúsatjörn: 3.4 mi
- Kasthúsatjörn: 3.4 mi
Parks: 38
- Valhúsahæð: 0.7 mi
- Bakkagarður: 0.9 mi
- Landakotstún: 2.1 mi
- Kænugarður: 2.2 mi
- Fógetagarðurinn: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Virkið: 4.4 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 4.7 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 14.3 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 14.4 mi
- Langahlíð: 14.4 mi
Springs: 10
- Skátalaug: 17.9 mi
- Hot spring: 21.6 mi
- Mud Pot: 22.5 mi
- Mud Pot: 22.6 mi
- Mud Pot: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 0.4 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 5.8 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 6.7 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 8.3 mi
- Mislundur: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 8.1 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 9.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
- Hverahild: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Kvika. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | ENE 61° | 914 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hátindur | ENE 65° | 909 m | 13.5 mi |
| Kambshorn | ENE 57° | 851 m | 9.3 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | ENE 66° | 843 m | 11.8 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | ENE 61° | 840 m | 10.2 mi |
| Geirmundartindur | N 9° | 643 m | 12.6 mi |
| Akrafjall | NNE 12° | 602 m | 12.8 mi |
| Háihnúkur | N 9° | 553 m | 10.9 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 | 11:24 | — | 15:30 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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