Historic site · Iceland
Skúli Magnússon
Skúli Magnússon is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fógetagarðurinn, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 4.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1954-08-18
How to reach it
Coordinates64.14736, -21.94192
- 4.9 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Georg Schierbeck landlæknir: 0.0 mi
- Svarta keilan, minnisvarði um borgaralega óhlýðni: 0.0 mi
- Jón Sigurðsson: 0.1 mi
- Tryggvi Gunnarsson: 0.1 mi
- Hallgrimsharpan: 0.1 mi
Artworks
- Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason: 0.0 mi
- Miðja Reykjavikur: 0.1 mi
- Horfur: 0.1 mi
- Jón Vídalín: 0.1 mi
- Fýkur yfir hæðir: 0.1 mi
Peaks
- Öskjuhlíð: 1.4 mi
- Laugarás: 2.3 mi
- Nónhæð: 3.7 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 4.2 mi
- Hvarfshólar: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 52
- Búrfoss: 3.4 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 3.4 mi
- Ullarfoss: 3.7 mi
- Skáfossar: 4.1 mi
- Stórifoss: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 51
- Garðahlynur: 0.1 mi
- Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur: 0.1 mi
- Steinbryggjan: 0.1 mi
- Minør: 0.2 mi
- FlyOver Iceland: 0.2 mi
Museums: 40
- Reykjavík 871±2: 0.0 mi
- Aðalstræti 10: 0.0 mi
- Listasafn Reykjavíkur: 0.1 mi
- Ljósmyndasafn Reykjavíkur: 0.1 mi
- Icelandic Punk Museum: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Valhúsahæð: 1.7 mi
- Akurey: 1.8 mi
- Fossvogsbakkar: 2.1 mi
- Laugarás: 2.3 mi
- Borgir: 2.6 mi
Parks: 38
- Fógetagarðurinn: 0.0 mi
- Alþingisgarðurinn: 0.1 mi
- Kænugarður: 0.1 mi
- Mæðragarðurinn: 0.2 mi
- Bakarabrekkan: 0.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Virkið: 2.6 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 3.7 mi
- Langahlíð: 12.8 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 13.8 mi
- Innristapi: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 2.1 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 3.6 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 4.9 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 6.2 mi
- Mislundur: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 6.3 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 7.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Skátalaug: 17.1 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 19.3 mi
- Hverahild: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Skúli Magnússon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | NE 52° | 914 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hátindur | ENE 57° | 909 m | 12.2 mi |
| Kambshorn | NE 43° | 851 m | 8.4 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | ENE 57° | 843 m | 10.6 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NE 49° | 840 m | 9.1 mi |
| Háihnúkur | N 359° | 553 m | 11.8 mi |
| Melahnúkur | NNE 29° | 537 m | 10.6 mi |
| Jökulbunga | N 3° | 527 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:56 | 22:08 | 00:05 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:29 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:23 | — | 15:30 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4342611896
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