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Airplane C-47 Skytrain crash site

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Elevation, modelled
174 m
Tallest summit within 17.0 miles
Heiðarhorn1,053 m · 10.8 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road2.8 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:42local time
Coordinates
64.3433, -21.9661

Airplane C-47 Skytrain crash site is a historic site, at a modelled 174 m. Heiðarhorn stands 1,053 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Geirmundartindur, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.8 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Airplane C-47 Skytrain crash site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HeiðarhornNE 36°1,053 m10.8 mi
SkessuhornNE 37°967 m13.0 mi
EsjaSE 126°914 m11.5 mi
HátindurESE 122°909 m12.9 mi
KambshornSE 139°851 m9.8 mi
GildalshnúkurN 11°844 m10.6 mi
GunnlaugsskarðSE 129°843 m12.3 mi
ÞverfellshornSE 135°840 m10.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Historic sites: 58
Attractions: 42
Beaches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5122:0900:10
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:2715:27

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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