Attraction · Iceland
Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre
Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Sandhólatindur stands 1,153 m to the west, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sauðabotnstindur, a peak 2.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ólafur Pétursson
How to reach it
Coordinates65.29400, -13.70550
- 19.0 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Reyðarfjörður · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sauðabotnstindur: 2.4 mi
- Fjallshnaus: 2.7 mi
- Flatafjall: 3.1 mi
- Flanni: 3.4 mi
- Kistufell: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Víkurfoss: 7.2 mi
- Selfoss: 7.4 mi
- Vestdalsfossar: 7.9 mi
- Búðarárfoss: 8.5 mi
- Gufufoss: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Gnýstaður: 4.7 mi
- Hagi: 6.1 mi
- Skógar: 9.4 mi
- Gamli rafstöðvarkofinn: 11.5 mi
- Monument to Þorbjörn Arnoddsson: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 8
- Páskahellir: 9.6 mi
- Lindarbakki: 16.3 mi
- Dyr: 16.6 mi
- Lundaskoðun: 17.2 mi
- Stórurð: 17.3 mi
Museums: 6
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 8.7 mi
- Náttúrugripasafnið: 10.1 mi
- Málverkasafn Tryggva Ólafssonar: 10.1 mi
- Sjóminja- og smiðjumunasafn Jósafats Hinrikssonar: 10.2 mi
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 2
- Tvísöngur: 8.2 mi
- hvernig gengur...?: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Fólkvangur Neskaupstaðar: 8.9 mi
- Álfaborg: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Brúnavík: 16.0 mi
- Langisandur: 20.9 mi
Parks: 2
- Sigfúsarlundur: 19.4 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dalatangaviti eldri: 4.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhólatindur | W 278° | 1,153 m | 8.8 mi |
| Goðaborg | SW 215° | 1,144 m | 11.3 mi |
| Gullþúfa | WSW 238° | 1,125 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bjólfur | W 259° | 1,085 m | 10.4 mi |
| Skógafjall | SW 233° | 1,074 m | 8.5 mi |
| Langafell | SW 230° | 1,071 m | 7.4 mi |
| Herfell | WNW 298° | 1,064 m | 10.6 mi |
| Norðdalshnjúkur | WNW 303° | 1,057 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:03 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 01:43 | 21:46 | 00:12 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 17:54 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 11:13 | — | 14:35 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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