Kaleikur
Kaleikur is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Kaldbakur stands 998 m to the southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandafell, a peak 2.1 miles away.
Árið 1899 fór Hannes sýslumaður Hafstein ásamt fjórum mönnum á bátnum Ingjaldi út á Dýrafjörð til að reyna að stöðva breska togarann Royalist, hann var að ólöglegum veiðum. Togarinn sigldi yfir Ingjald og fórust þrír ósyndir menn. Þeirra er minnst.
What the record says
- Built
- 1999-10-10
- Material
- stál,_gler,_grágrýti
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandafell: 2.1 mi
- Kaldbakur: 7.3 mi
- Þorfinnur: 8.0 mi
- Veðrarárfjall: 8.4 mi
- Kroppstaðafjall: 8.7 mi
- Kroppstaðir: 7.0 mi
- Brynjólfur Sveinsson: 7.3 mi
- Sæunnarhaugur: 9.1 mi
- Minning þeirra sem fórust í snjóflóðinu á Flateyri þann 26. október 1995.: 10.2 mi
- Einar Oddur Kristjánsson: 10.3 mi
- Valagil: 11.3 mi
- Bunárfoss: 13.6 mi
- Bulafoss: 13.8 mi
- Bæjarfoss: 14.1 mi
- Hundafoss: 14.1 mi
- The Flatbirds: 10.3 mi
- Dynjandi: 15.1 mi
- Ljós: 15.5 mi
- Stóri kampalampi: 15.6 mi
- Norðurpóllinn: 15.7 mi
- Skrímslasetrið: 15.3 mi
- Melódíur Minninganna: 15.3 mi
- Byggðasafn Vestfjarða: 15.3 mi
- Selárdalur: 16.2 mi
- Safn Samúels Jónssonar: 16.2 mi
- Klofningur: 11.2 mi
- Þrívíddargangbraut: 15.8 mi
- Melrakkasetur Íslands: 16.6 mi
- Sjöstjarnan: 15.6 mi
- Jónsgarður: 15.7 mi
- Austurvöllur: 15.8 mi
- Pollurinn: 20.9 mi
- Galtahryggjarlaug: 23.5 mi
- Vegavinnubaðið: 24.6 mi
- Skrúður: 2.9 mi
- Simsongarður: 13.7 mi
- Dynjandislaug: 14.2 mi
- Hellulaug: 24.5 mi
- Dynjandi í Arnarfirði: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Kaleikur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaldbakur | SW 219° | 998 m | 7.3 mi |
| Þverfell | ENE 58° | 870 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sauratindar | NE 54° | 856 m | 15.2 mi |
| Skálarfjall | W 265° | 810 m | 8.9 mi |
| Rembingur | NE 38° | 799 m | 10.1 mi |
| Kroppstaðafjall | NE 36° | 768 m | 8.7 mi |
| Botnshnúkur | SE 144° | 750 m | 17.8 mi |
| Búrfell | NNE 28° | 745 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 18:41 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:32 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 12:07 | — | 14:59 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5849438824
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