Leifur Eiríksson
Leifur Eiríksson is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Tröllakirkja stands 1,001 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Eiríksstaðir, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 13 miles off.
Verkið er eftir Nínu Sæmundsson, afhjúpað árið 2000 í tilefni af 1000 ára afmæli landafundanna.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000-08-12
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Leifur Eiríksson Nína Sæmundsson 1930 Dalabyggð 2000
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandfell: 1.4 mi
- Svínhólshlíð: 1.9 mi
- Kolsstaðafjall: 2.6 mi
- Laxárdalsháls: 3.1 mi
- Jörfahnúkur: 3.2 mi
- Hörtlafoss: 10.7 mi
- Baulufoss: 10.9 mi
- Norðlingafoss: 12.4 mi
- Veiðifoss: 12.5 mi
- Kambafoss: 12.6 mi
- Jóhannes úr Kötlum: 7.5 mi
- Sturla Þórðarson: 7.5 mi
- Jón frá Ljárskógum: 8.5 mi
- Auður djúpúðga: 13.1 mi
- Snorri Sturluson: 13.9 mi
- Eiríksstaðir: 0.0 mi
- Paradísarlaut: 21.2 mi
- Eiríksstaðir: 0.0 mi
- Byggðasafn Húnvetninga og Strandamanna: 18.4 mi
- Kona að strokka: 4.9 mi
- Minnisvarði um landpósta: 14.4 mi
- Grafarlaug: 6.8 mi
- Guðrúnarlaug: 14.3 mi
- Grábrókargígar: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Leifur Eiríksson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tröllakirkja | ESE 110° | 1,001 m | 10.8 mi |
| Baula | S 169° | 934 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tröllakirkja | SSW 213° | 932 m | 15.4 mi |
| Hrútaborg | SSW 206° | 861 m | 12.1 mi |
| Grafartindar | SSE 166° | 850 m | 8.4 mi |
| Litla Baula | SSE 162° | 840 m | 13.3 mi |
| Kerlingarnef | SSE 147° | 838 m | 6.2 mi |
| Snjófjöll | ESE 121° | 821 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:35 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 02:25 | 22:14 | 00:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:26 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:39 | — | 15:11 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1289169849
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