Yndisgarðurinn á Hvanneyri
Yndisgarðurinn á Hvanneyri is a garden, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Heiðarhorn stands 1,053 m to the south, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands, a museum 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 3.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- LBHÍ
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Glanni · 15 mi
- Bird watching · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hrafnagilsfoss: 2.8 mi
- Réttarfoss: 3.0 mi
- Andakílsárfossar: 3.1 mi
- Laxfoss: 5.1 mi
- Hænsnafoss: 5.1 mi
- Tungukollur: 4.3 mi
- Innri-Svartitindur: 4.8 mi
- Þverfell: 5.1 mi
- Rauðahnúkafjall: 5.2 mi
- Skessuhorn: 5.3 mi
- Sonatorrek: 4.3 mi
- Brákin: 4.9 mi
- Fjallid: 12.7 mi
- The Phoenix: 14.5 mi
- Elínar sæti: 18.1 mi
- Tiny Dwarven Houses: 3.7 mi
- Kaupgangur: 4.9 mi
- Gamli Sparisjóðurinn: 5.0 mi
- Tröllagarðurinn: 6.0 mi
- Deildartunguhver: 12.7 mi
- Skallagrímshaugur: 4.8 mi
- Egill Skallagrímsson reiðir lík Böðvars: 4.8 mi
- Brákarsund: 5.0 mi
- Airplane C-47 Skytrain crash site: 16.3 mi
- Krosslaug: 17.3 mi
- Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands: 0.2 mi
- Safnahús Borgarfjarðar: 4.8 mi
- Landnámssetur Íslands: 5.0 mi
- Hernámssetrið: 11.5 mi
- Snorrastofa: 15.7 mi
- Andakíll: 0.7 mi
- Einkunnir: 4.9 mi
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 14.8 mi
- Steðji (Staupasteinn): 15.5 mi
- Grábrókargígar: 15.9 mi
- Árhver: 13.7 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 14.4 mi
- Skrifla: 15.8 mi
- Krosslaug: 17.2 mi
- Landbrotalaug: 24.7 mi
- Skallagrímsgarður: 4.8 mi
- Kveldúlfsvöllur: 4.8 mi
- Einkunnir: 4.9 mi
- Tröllaklettar: 6.2 mi
- Langisandur: 19.1 mi
- Akranesviti: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Yndisgarðurinn á Hvanneyri. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heiðarhorn | S 176° | 1,053 m | 6.4 mi |
| Skessuhorn | SSE 158° | 967 m | 5.3 mi |
| Gildalshnúkur | SW 219° | 844 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hafnarfjall | SW 222° | 791 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ytri-Svartitindur | SSW 193° | 784 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hróarstindur | SSW 209° | 767 m | 6.3 mi |
| Dagmálafjall | NNW 338° | 741 m | 17.3 mi |
| Innri-Svartitindur | S 190° | 726 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:37 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:43 | 22:11 | 00:16 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:27 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:30 | — | 15:22 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
- Greater White-fronted Goose4 obs
- European Golden-Plover3 obs
- Common Raven3 obs
- Redwing3 obs
- Cow Parsley3 obs
- Broom Moth3 obs
- russet sedge3 obs
- Leafy Northern Green Orchid3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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