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Edinborg í Miðkaupstað

Edinborg í Miðkaupstað from directly overhead

Edinborg í Miðkaupstað is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Þverfell stands 870 m to the south-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Norðurpóllinn, a artwork 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Grindarbyggt verslunar- og vörugeymsluhús reist 1907 fyrir Edinborgarverslun. Teiknað af Rögnvaldi Ólafssyni. Friðlýst árið 1999. Í dag er það eitt af menningarhúsim Vestfjarða.

How to reach it

Coordinates66.07095, -23.12100

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eyrarfjall: 1.5 mi
  • Þórólfshnúkur: 1.7 mi
  • Kirkjubólsfjall: 1.9 mi
  • Kubbi: 2.2 mi
  • Breiðafell: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 33
Waterfalls: 14
  • Bunárfoss: 2.5 mi
  • Valagil: 7.9 mi
  • Bulafoss: 11.8 mi
  • Möngufoss: 12.7 mi
  • Bæjarfoss: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 10
Museums: 5
Springs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Austurvöllur: 0.2 mi
  • Jónsgarður: 0.4 mi
  • Sjöstjarnan: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Dynjandi í Arnarfirði: 23.1 mi
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Edinborg í Miðkaupstað. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÞverfellSSW 195°870 m6.3 mi
SauratindarSE 146°856 m3.2 mi
RembingurSW 230°799 m5.6 mi
SnæfjöllNE 39°783 m12.0 mi
KroppstaðafjallSW 230°768 m7.0 mi
SnæfjallNE 50°751 m11.7 mi
BreiðafellWNW 288°745 m2.7 mi
BúrfellW 263°745 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3418:3919:47
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox07:1518:3019:38
December solstice12:1014:52

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12863045409

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