Historic site · Iceland
Hljómkviða Árinnar
Hljómkviða Árinnar is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Skeggi stands 815 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fischersetur, a museum 1.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Þuríður Elfa Jónsdottir
How to reach it
Coordinates63.95249, -20.98584
- 0.9 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Urriðafoss · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ingólfsfjall: 2.6 mi
- Inghóll: 3.2 mi
- Leirdalahnúkar: 3.8 mi
- Bjarnarfell: 5.6 mi
- Kerið: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 23
- Sólhestar: 3.5 mi
- Torf: 5.4 mi
- Hverasvæði: 7.0 mi
- Leirgerður: 7.0 mi
- Mega Zipline: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Kerið: 6.8 mi
- Þórishamar: 17.0 mi
- Bæjargjá: 19.6 mi
- Gildruholtsgjá: 20.8 mi
- Lambagjá: 20.9 mi
Museums: 13
- Fischersetur: 1.1 mi
- Listasafn Árnesinga: 6.8 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið á Eyrarbakka: 7.9 mi
- Húsið: 7.9 mi
- Veiðisafnið: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Reykjafoss: 6.9 mi
- Djúpagilsfoss: 9.2 mi
- Urriðafoss: 9.7 mi
- Árnesflúðir: 18.1 mi
- Krókadælarflúð: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Kringla: 14.4 mi
- Fornleifasvæði: 18.3 mi
- Jón Arason memorial: 18.5 mi
- Vinaskógur: 21.0 mi
- Skógarkot: 21.6 mi
Parks: 6
- Tryggvagarður: 1.1 mi
- Sigtúnsgarður: 1.3 mi
- Skrúðgarðurinn: 6.9 mi
- Yndisskógur: 11.0 mi
- Skrúðgarðurinn Þorlákshöfn: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Björgunarsveitin Björg: 8.0 mi
- chair: 9.0 mi
- Karlsminni: 12.2 mi
- Jónas Jónsson: 19.7 mi
- Íslandsvitinn: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Árnahellir: 16.0 mi
- Eldborg: 20.0 mi
- Tröllabörn: 22.4 mi
- Bringur: 22.6 mi
- Bláfjallafólkvangur: 23.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Mud Pot: 8.0 mi
- Reykholtshver: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Guðmundarlundur: 8.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Hverahild: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Þorli: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Hljómkviða Árinnar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeggi | NW 314° | 815 m | 13.8 mi |
| Nesjaskyggnir | NW 315° | 767 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bláfjallahryggur | WNW 283° | 691 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sauðadalahnúkar | WNW 288° | 583 m | 17.3 mi |
| Skálafell | WNW 285° | 574 m | 10.6 mi |
| Inghóll | NNW 337° | 551 m | 3.2 mi |
| Lambafell | WNW 287° | 546 m | 15.3 mi |
| Leirdalahnúkar | NNW 339° | 545 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:36 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 02:57 | 22:02 | 23:56 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:25 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 11:16 | — | 15:29 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13751351944
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