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Kaleikur

Kaleikur from directly overhead

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

Coordinates65.90350, -23.49329

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sandafell: 2.1 mi
  • Kaldbakur: 7.3 mi
  • Þorfinnur: 8.0 mi
  • Veðrarárfjall: 8.4 mi
  • Kroppstaðafjall: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Valagil: 11.3 mi
  • Bunárfoss: 13.6 mi
  • Bulafoss: 13.8 mi
  • Bæjarfoss: 14.1 mi
  • Hundafoss: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 10
Museums: 8
Attractions: 3
Parks: 3
  • Sjöstjarnan: 15.6 mi
  • Jónsgarður: 15.7 mi
  • Austurvöllur: 15.8 mi
Springs: 3
Gardens: 2
Hot springs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaldbakurSW 219°998 m7.3 mi
ÞverfellENE 58°870 m10.4 mi
SauratindarNE 54°856 m15.2 mi
SkálarfjallW 265°810 m8.9 mi
RembingurNE 38°799 m10.1 mi
KroppstaðafjallNE 36°768 m8.7 mi
BotnshnúkurSE 144°750 m17.8 mi
BúrfellNNE 28°745 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3618:4119:49
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox07:1618:3219:39
December solstice12:0714:59

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5849438824

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