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Hallgrímur og Ólafía

Hallgrímur og Ólafía from directly overhead

Hallgrímur og Ólafía is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Bláfjall stands 1,206 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gróður jarðar, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription: Í tilefni búsetu Hallgríms og Ólafíu í Vogum 1890–1990

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates65.62202, -16.91740

1.3 mi off the Ring Road

Overlooks nearby

Goðafoss · 17 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Hverfjall: 1.7 mi
Syðraskarð: 2.5 mi
Syðri-Námakolla: 2.5 mi
Námafjall: 3.0 mi
Dalfjall: 3.3 mi

Attractions20

Grjótagjá: 1.0 mi
Hallarflöt: 2.2 mi
Gatklettur: 2.2 mi
Hverbraud: 2.4 mi
Kirkja: 2.5 mi

Waterfalls12

Geitafoss: 18.3 mi
Goðafoss: 18.5 mi
Barnafoss: 19.3 mi
Selfoss: 19.7 mi
Ullarfoss: 19.9 mi

Nature reserves5

Hverfjall: 1.6 mi
Dimmuborgir: 2.3 mi
Seljahjallagil: 8.7 mi
Hellar á Þeistareykjum: 20.1 mi
Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss: 20.2 mi

Museums4

Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs: 2.3 mi
Kröflustöð: 6.9 mi
Grenjaðarstaður: 18.4 mi
Ystafell Transportation Museum: 21.8 mi

Historic sites2

Skútustaðagígar: 4.7 mi
Minnismerki um Stofnun SÍS: 21.8 mi

Artworks1

Gróður jarðar: 0.2 mi

Hot springs1

Ystihver: 21.4 mi

Rest areas1

Ljósavatn: 22.0 mi

Cliffs1

Trölliđ: 24.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Hallgrímur og Ólafía. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Bláfjall	S 171°	1,206 m	13.3 mi
Sellandafjall	SSW 193°	988 m	15.2 mi
Ketilhyrnur	SSE 148°	970 m	14.0 mi
Búrfell	ESE 122°	953 m	9.2 mi
Jónstindur	N 4°	883 m	10.4 mi
Skuggadyngja	SE 142°	870 m	13.7 mi
Ketildyngja	SSE 149°	834 m	15.3 mi
Heilagsdalsfjall	SSE 147°	824 m	10.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:10	18:15	19:22
June solstice	01:33	22:02	00:48
September equinox	06:50	18:06	19:13
December solstice	11:33	—	14:40

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13043006344

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