Historic site · Iceland
Fornleifasvæði
Fornleifasvæði is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Hlöðufell stands 1,186 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Skálholtskirkja, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates64.12499, -20.52462
- 13.0 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Urriðafoss · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mosfell: 2.4 mi
- Vörðufell: 3.2 mi
- Miðfell: 5.7 mi
- Alda: 7.0 mi
- Þrándur: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 28
- Skálholtskirkja: 0.0 mi
- Gestastofa: 0.0 mi
- Laugarvatn Fontana: 8.8 mi
- Arctic Rafting: 10.2 mi
- Laugarvatnshellir: 12.6 mi
Springs: 28
- Reykholtshver: 4.2 mi
- Hrunalaug: 8.1 mi
- Martinslaug: 15.7 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Kerið: 12.3 mi
- Gildruholtsgjá: 16.8 mi
- Kræklugjá: 16.9 mi
- Bæjargjá: 17.1 mi
- Hlíðargjá: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Árnesflúðir: 8.0 mi
- Krókadælarflúð: 8.0 mi
- Hlauptungufoss: 8.9 mi
- Faxi: 8.9 mi
- Midfoss: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Jón Arason memorial: 0.2 mi
- Kringla: 4.0 mi
- Ásasel: 12.8 mi
- Bergþór úr Bláfelli: 15.8 mi
- Hljómkviða Árinnar: 18.3 mi
Hot springs: 11
- Hrunalaug: 8.1 mi
- Þvottahver: 14.4 mi
- Sóði: 14.5 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 14.5 mi
- Smiður: 14.5 mi
Museums: 8
- Orkusýning: 14.8 mi
- Heklusetrið: 18.0 mi
- Fischersetur: 19.3 mi
- Sagnagarður Soil Conservation Visitor Centre: 20.3 mi
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 20.3 mi
Parks: 5
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 6.2 mi
- Yndisskógur: 8.0 mi
- Tryggvagarður: 19.3 mi
- Sigtúnsgarður: 19.5 mi
- Skrúðgarðurinn: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Jónas Jónsson: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Guðmundarlundur: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Fornleifasvæði. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlöðufell | N 359° | 1,186 m | 20.4 mi |
| Högnhöfði | N 3° | 1,002 m | 16.1 mi |
| Skriða | NNW 343° | 946 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rauðafell | N 354° | 924 m | 13.9 mi |
| Kálfstindur | N 8° | 904 m | 18.1 mi |
| Skefilfjöll | NNW 327° | 897 m | 14.8 mi |
| Klukkutindar | NNW 332° | 880 m | 14.6 mi |
| Kálfstindar | NW 316° | 877 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:33 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 02:51 | 22:02 | 23:58 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:23 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 11:17 | — | 15:25 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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