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Hér var Eldmessan

Hér var Eldmessan from directly overhead

Hér var Eldmessan is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Uxatindar stands 864 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kirkjubaejarstofa, a museum 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates63.78988, -18.05138

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sönghóll: 0.9 mi
  • Hvíluklettur: 1.0 mi
  • Tungskjól: 1.2 mi
  • Myrkrastofa: 1.4 mi
  • Gluggasker: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 20.8 mi
  • Eldgjá: 20.8 mi
  • Eldgjá: 20.8 mi
  • Eldgjá: 20.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Attractions: 7
  • Kirkjugólf: 0.4 mi
  • Fjaðrárgljúfur: 3.9 mi
  • Skógargil: 4.3 mi
  • Eldhraun: 5.8 mi
  • Dverghamrar: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Kirkjugólf: 0.4 mi
  • Dverghamrar: 7.1 mi
  • Álftaversgígar: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Byrði sögunnar: 0.2 mi
  • The Gold Nugget: 0.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkjubaejarstofa: 0.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Hér var Eldmessan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
UxatindarNW 322°864 m21.1 mi
BlængurN 350°833 m19.6 mi
LakiNNW 344°812 m20.2 mi
VarmárfellNNW 345°776 m17.8 mi
LómagnúpurNE 49°764 m21.3 mi
RauðhólarN 11°755 m19.0 mi
BláfjallWNW 290°726 m19.9 mi
IllagilshnúkarNNE 24°721 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:2419:26
June solstice02:4921:4923:40
September equinox06:5518:1419:16
December solstice11:02—15:20

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8307800017

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