- Elevation, modelled
- 33 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hámundur1,666 m · 23.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road14.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 23:42local time
- Coordinates
- 63.4355, -20.2598
Pompei Norðursins is a historic site, at a modelled 33 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Eldheimar, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 14 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pompei Norðursins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hámundur | ENE 57° | 1,666 m | 23.6 mi |
| Guðnasteinn | NE 55° | 1,500 m | 23.0 mi |
| Goðasteinn | NE 53° | 1,497 m | 23.2 mi |
| Raufarfell | ENE 67° | 743 m | 22.5 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | NE 52° | 713 m | 18.3 mi |
| Skjannanípa | ENE 69° | 707 m | 22.4 mi |
| Holtsnúpur | ENE 61° | 663 m | 18.3 mi |
| Stórhöfði | NE 41° | 541 m | 16.6 mi |
- 14.2 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Eyjafjallajökull Viewpoint · 20 mi
85 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 29
- Heimaklettur: 1.0 mi
- Sæfjall: 1.1 mi
- Há: 1.2 mi
- Litlaklif: 1.2 mi
- Stóraklif: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 21
- Ash column: 0.2 mi
- Goslok: 0.3 mi
- Ash column: 0.6 mi
- Sprangan: 0.9 mi
- Klauf: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Drífandi: 14.6 mi
- Seljalandsfoss: 15.0 mi
- Gljúfrabúi: 15.3 mi
- Írárfoss: 16.5 mi
- Blóðrefafoss: 18.0 mi
Museums: 7
- Eldheimar: 0.0 mi
- Byggðasafn: 0.4 mi
- Landlyst: 0.6 mi
- Skansinn: 0.6 mi
- Herjólfstown: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Legsteinn séra Jóns Thorsteinssonar píslarvotts: 0.3 mi
- Guðlaugssund: 0.6 mi
- Guðlaugssund: 0.7 mi
- Mormónapollur: 1.3 mi
- Gamla gatan: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Stafsnes: 1.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:34 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 03:06 | 21:55 | 23:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:24 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 11:05 | — | 15:35 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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