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Bjarni frá Vogi

Bjarni frá Vogi from directly overhead

Bjarni frá Vogi is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Botna-Skyrtunna stands 988 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dagverðarnessel, a historic site 2.1 miles away.

Minnisvarði um Bjarna Jónsson frá Vogi. Hlaðinn úr grjóti úr Harastaðaklifi á Fellsströnd af Ingvari Þorvarðarsyni. Á hann er greypt mynd af Bjarna frá Vogi, gerð af Guðmundi Einarssyni, myndhöggvara.

The record

What the record says

Built
1963-08-11
Material
stone
Inscription
Bjarni Jónsson 13. okt. 1863 - 18. júlí 1926. Giftu mestur, göfgi hæstur, goðorðsmaður nýrrar snilli. Bjarni er og Bjarni verður. Bjarna skilar alda milli. (Stefán frá Hvítadal)
Getting there

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Coordinates65.17194, -22.38639
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Klofningur: 3.4 mi
  • Ballarárfjall: 4.1 mi
  • Kolfjall: 4.7 mi
  • Háhamar: 5.8 mi
  • Tungumúli: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Arnarfoss: 10.5 mi
  • Bakkárfoss: 10.8 mi
  • Lambhagafoss: 13.2 mi
  • Gullfoss: 15.1 mi
  • Nátthagafoss: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 5
Attractions: 3
Springs: 2
Hot springs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Freyjulundur: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hrísey: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Bjarni frá Vogi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Botna-SkyrtunnaSSW 197°988 m17.9 mi
LjósufjöllSSW 197°988 m18.6 mi
SkyrtunnaS 189°956 m18.7 mi
HafratindurNE 51°923 m14.9 mi
HesturS 187°854 m17.6 mi
SkeggöxlENE 61°815 m13.1 mi
SandfellNE 44°764 m13.1 mi
HrossaborgENE 67°722 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3218:3819:44
June solstice02:2422:1900:41
September equinox07:1218:2919:34
December solstice11:45—15:12

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/14011207297

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