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Matthildur og Jakob

Matthildur og Jakob from directly overhead

Matthildur og Jakob is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Jökulbunga stands 913 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Kirkjuból, a spring 1.0 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Inscription
Hjónin Matthildur Herborg Benediktsdóttir f. 11. 9. 1986, d. 7. 1. 1989 og Finnbogi Jakob Kristjánsson f. 7. 9. 1890, d. 4. 10. 1972. [...] Ábúendur í Reykjarfirði 1915–1958. Þau eignuðust 14 börn. Minnisvarði reistur á ættarmóti 12.-14. júlí 1996.
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Coordinates66.25746, -22.08935
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Miðdegisfjall: 2.9 mi
  • Miðdegisfjall: 3.3 mi
  • Hálsbunga: 3.4 mi
  • Miðmundarhorn: 3.5 mi
  • Randarfjall: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Drifandi: 10.3 mi
  • Hvalárfoss: 15.9 mi
  • Gljúfrabúi: 16.0 mi
  • Rjúkandi: 16.3 mi
  • Rjúkandisfoss: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 2
Museums: 2
  • Minja- og handverkshúsið Kört: 23.4 mi
  • Steinshús: 24.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Krossnes: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Kistuvogur: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Matthildur og Jakob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JökulbungaSW 224°913 m8.0 mi
HrolleifsborgSSW 202°851 m7.0 mi
HljóðabungaSW 215°825 m7.0 mi
ReyðarbungaSSW 206°790 m7.4 mi
SnæfjallWSW 255°751 m20.5 mi
BreiðuskarðahnúkurNW 306°709 m12.6 mi
SkarðsaxlirNW 305°694 m13.0 mi
HáafellWSW 243°692 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3519:43
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox07:1018:2519:34
December solstice12:12—14:43

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13022584813

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