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Margrethe Schiöth

Margrethe Schiöth from directly overhead

Margrethe Schiöth is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Kerling stands 1,536 m to the south-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lystigarður Akureyrar, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road runs past it.

What the record says

Inscription
Frú Margrjete Schiöth - Hún gerði garðinn frægan

How to reach it

Coordinates65.67517, -18.09456

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Borgir: 1.0 mi
  • Þingmannahnjúkur: 4.0 mi
  • Stórihnjúkur: 4.6 mi
  • Hlíðarfjall: 4.8 mi
  • Ytri-Súla: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Móðir jörð: 0.0 mi
  • Útilegumaðurinn: 0.2 mi
  • Sigling: 0.3 mi
  • Vorhús: 0.3 mi
  • Þrívídd: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Konur gerðu garðinn: 0.0 mi
  • Jón Rögnvaldsson: 0.1 mi
  • Matthías Jochumsson: 0.1 mi
  • Halldóra Ólafsdóttir skólameistarafrú: 0.1 mi
  • Sigurður Guðmundsson skólameistari: 0.1 mi
Museums: 13
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 6
Parks: 6
  • Hamarkotstún: 0.4 mi
  • Skátagil: 0.5 mi
  • Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 0.7 mi
  • Eiðsvöllur: 0.8 mi
  • Gamli gróðrarstöðvar garðurinn: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Hraun í Öxnadal: 16.1 mi
  • Svarfaðardalur: 22.6 mi
  • Böggvistaðafjall: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Ljósavatn: 12.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Margrethe Schiöth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KerlingSSW1,536 m9.3 mi
KistaWSW1,474 m6.9 mi
StrýtaWSW1,456 m6.4 mi
TröllafjallWSW1,454 m8.7 mi
DýjafjallshnjúkurWNW1,445 m13.4 mi
HrosshnjúkurWSW1,430 m8.2 mi
TröllahyrnaSW1,430 m9.4 mi
StóristallurSW1,425 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:2019:27
June solstice01:3122:0700:59
September equinox06:5518:1119:17
December solstice11:39—14:43

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4344609329

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