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Leifur Eiríksson

Leifur Eiríksson from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

Built: 2000-08-12
Material: metal
Inscription: Leifur Eiríksson Nína Sæmundsson 1930 Dalabyggð 2000

Getting there

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Coordinates65.05866, -21.53681

12.5 mi off the Ring Road

Overlooks nearby

Glanni · 21 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Sandfell: 1.4 mi
Svínhólshlíð: 1.9 mi
Kolsstaðafjall: 2.6 mi
Laxárdalsháls: 3.1 mi
Jörfahnúkur: 3.2 mi

Waterfalls14

Hörtlafoss: 10.7 mi
Baulufoss: 10.9 mi
Norðlingafoss: 12.4 mi
Veiðifoss: 12.5 mi
Kambafoss: 12.6 mi

Historic sites7

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

Attractions2

Eiríksstaðir: 0.0 mi
Paradísarlaut: 21.2 mi

Museums2

Eiríksstaðir: 0.0 mi
Byggðasafn Húnvetninga og Strandamanna: 18.4 mi

Artworks2

Kona að strokka: 4.9 mi
Minnisvarði um landpósta: 14.4 mi

Hot springs1

Grafarlaug: 6.8 mi

Springs1

Guðrúnarlaug: 14.3 mi

Nature reserves1

Grábrókargígar: 19.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 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
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
Helgufell	SW 234°	811 m	14.8 mi

Conditions

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1289169849

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