Historic site · Iceland
Lífsbjörg
Lífsbjörg is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Halldór stands 1,100 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Slippurinn, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Minnisvarði um drukknaða sjómenn frá Siglufirði
How to reach it
Coordinates66.14907, -18.90501
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hafnarhyrna: 1.1 mi
- Staðarhólshnjúkur: 1.5 mi
- Snókur: 1.6 mi
- Hestskarðshnjúkur: 1.8 mi
- Strákar: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Hafliði Guðmundsson: 0.1 mi
- Sildarstulkan: 0.2 mi
- Bjarni Þorsteinsson: 0.2 mi
- Skarðdalskot: 1.8 mi
- Vatnsendi: 3.9 mi
Museums: 11
- Slippurinn: 0.0 mi
- Þjóðlagasetur sr. Bjarna Þorsteinssonar: 0.1 mi
- Saga Fotografica: 0.2 mi
- Ljóðasetur Íslands: 0.2 mi
- Síldarminjasafnið: 0.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Leyningsfoss: 1.8 mi
- Þverá;waterfull: 10.2 mi
- Mígandifoss: 12.0 mi
- waterfull: 12.4 mi
- Reykjafoss: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- SI-152: 0.1 mi
- Mígandifoss: 12.0 mi
- Bjórböðin: 20.7 mi
- Grafarkirkja: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Böggvistaðafjall: 15.4 mi
- Svarfaðardalur: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gústi Guðsmaður: 0.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- hot spring: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Lífsbjörg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halldór | SSE 149° | 1,100 m | 12.9 mi |
| Kerahnjúkur | SE 132° | 1,097 m | 11.4 mi |
| Kistufjall | SE 126° | 1,070 m | 11.1 mi |
| Jökulkollur | SE 136° | 1,045 m | 12.0 mi |
| Barkarkolla | SSE 147° | 1,030 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bassi | SE 134° | 1,001 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bræðraleið | SSE 147° | 964 m | 12.1 mi |
| Breiðarfjall | S 179° | 961 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:22 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:13 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 11:56 | — | 14:33 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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