Attraction · Iceland
Lava Show
Lava Show is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Aurora Reykjavik Northern Lights Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 5.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates64.15699, -21.94297
- 5.1 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Ægir: 0.2 mi
- Þúfan: 0.3 mi
- World Within Worlds: 0.3 mi
- Skrúfuhringur: 0.5 mi
- Horft Til Hafs: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Georg Schierbeck landlæknir: 0.7 mi
- Skúli Magnússon: 0.7 mi
- Jón Sigurðsson: 0.7 mi
- Svarta keilan, minnisvarði um borgaralega óhlýðni: 0.7 mi
- Ingólfur Arnarson: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Öskjuhlíð: 2.1 mi
- Laugarás: 2.5 mi
- Nónhæð: 4.4 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 4.8 mi
- Hvarfshólar: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 57
- Sjávarfoss: 3.8 mi
- Búrfoss: 3.8 mi
- Ullarfoss: 4.2 mi
- Skáfossar: 4.5 mi
- Stórifoss: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 50
- FlyOver Iceland: 0.2 mi
- Óðinn: 0.3 mi
- Þúfa: 0.3 mi
- Elding’s Whale Watching Centre: 0.3 mi
- Minør: 0.5 mi
Museums: 40
- Aurora Reykjavik Northern Lights Center: 0.1 mi
- Hvalasýningin: 0.2 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík: 0.3 mi
- Víkin: 0.3 mi
- Saga Museum: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Akurey: 1.2 mi
- Valhúsahæð: 1.6 mi
- Grótta: 2.4 mi
- Laugarás: 2.5 mi
- Fossvogsbakkar: 2.7 mi
Parks: 38
- Kænugarður: 0.6 mi
- Fógetagarðurinn: 0.7 mi
- Arnarhóll: 0.7 mi
- Landakotstún: 0.7 mi
- Alþingisgarðurinn: 0.7 mi
Springs: 24
- Skátalaug: 17.7 mi
- Hot spring: 19.6 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.5 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.6 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Virkið: 2.5 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 4.3 mi
- Langahlíð: 13.4 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 14.4 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 1.9 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 4.1 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 5.5 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 6.8 mi
- Mislundur: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 7.0 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 8.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
- Hverahild: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Lava Show. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | NE 55° | 914 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hátindur | ENE 60° | 909 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kambshorn | NE 47° | 851 m | 8.0 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | ENE 60° | 843 m | 10.2 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NE 53° | 840 m | 8.7 mi |
| Geirmundartindur | N 360° | 643 m | 12.9 mi |
| Akrafjall | N 4° | 602 m | 12.9 mi |
| Háihnúkur | N 359° | 553 m | 11.2 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 | 11:23 | — | 15:30 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10939878230
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