Historic site · Iceland
Minnisvarði um drukknaða sjómenn
Minnisvarði um drukknaða sjómenn is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Þverfell stands 870 m to the south-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Til Minningar um áhöfn M.B. Svans, a historic site 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Minnisvarði um drukknaða sjómenn í Hnífsdal reistur árið 1974. ,,Í hafinu hafið þér þrenging, en verið þér hughraustir ég hef sigrað heiminn.” Jóh. 16:33. Slysavarnardeildin Hnífsdal
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates66.10712, -23.10890
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Þórólfshnúkur: 1.6 mi
- Búðarfjall: 2.3 mi
- Eyrarfjall: 2.5 mi
- Hádegisfjall: 2.8 mi
- Breiðafell: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Til Minningar um áhöfn M.B. Svans: 0.4 mi
- Í minningu ástvina: 0.9 mi
- Kuml: 2.2 mi
- Sjómannastyttan: 2.2 mi
- Jónsgarður: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 10
- Stóri kampalampi: 2.3 mi
- Fýkur yfir hæðir: 2.3 mi
- Kona: 2.3 mi
- Karl: 2.3 mi
- Norðurpóllinn: 2.4 mi
Museums: 5
- Byggðasafn Vestfjarða: 2.7 mi
- Ósvör: 4.2 mi
- Arctic Fox Centre: 6.2 mi
- Litli Bær: 11.7 mi
- Steinshús: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Bunárfoss: 4.1 mi
- Valagil: 10.4 mi
- Möngufoss: 11.8 mi
- Bulafoss: 14.2 mi
- Glúmsstaðafoss: 21.7 mi
Parks: 3
- Jónsgarður: 2.2 mi
- Austurvöllur: 2.3 mi
- Sjöstjarnan: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- Þrívíddargangbraut: 2.3 mi
- Melrakkasetur Íslands: 6.2 mi
- Klofningur: 12.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Simsongarður: 4.1 mi
- Skrúður: 17.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Galtahryggjarlaug: 22.1 mi
- Hörgshlíðarlaug: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Minnisvarði um drukknaða sjómenn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Þverfell | SSW 193° | 870 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sauratindar | SSE 164° | 856 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rembingur | SW 217° | 799 m | 7.7 mi |
| Snæfjöll | NE 47° | 783 m | 9.9 mi |
| Kroppstaðafjall | SW 219° | 768 m | 9.1 mi |
| Snæfjall | ENE 59° | 751 m | 10.0 mi |
| Breiðafell | WSW 240° | 745 m | 3.3 mi |
| Búrfell | WSW 238° | 745 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 18:39 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:30 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 12:11 | — | 14:51 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12872114525
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