Hot spring · Iceland
Grafarlaug
Grafarlaug is a hot spring, at a recorded elevation of 100 m. Tröllakirkja stands 1,001 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hrístindahnúkur, a peak 1.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 9.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 100 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.96077, -21.51655
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hrístindahnúkur: 1.8 mi
- Skallhólsmúli: 1.9 mi
- Grafartindar: 2.0 mi
- Öxl: 2.1 mi
- Hlíðartúnsfjall: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Hamrafoss: 7.1 mi
- Bjarnafoss: 7.7 mi
- Hörtlafoss: 10.9 mi
- Baulufoss: 11.6 mi
- Veiðifoss: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 8
- Eiríksstaðir: 6.8 mi
- Paradísarlaut: 14.5 mi
- Geitfjársetrið: 19.0 mi
- Deildartunguhver: 20.8 mi
- Sturlureykir-Visiting Horse Farm: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Leifur Eiríksson: 6.8 mi
- Jóhannes úr Kötlum: 12.5 mi
- Sturla Þórðarson: 12.6 mi
- Jón frá Ljárskógum: 14.7 mi
- Auður djúpúðga: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Kona að strokka: 4.2 mi
- Minnisvarði um landpósta: 17.9 mi
- Fjallid: 20.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Eiríksstaðir: 6.8 mi
- Snorrastofa: 21.5 mi
- Byggðasafn Húnvetninga og Strandamanna: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Grábrókargígar: 13.1 mi
- Hraunfossar: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Guðrúnarlaug: 20.6 mi
- Sturlungalaug: 23.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Árhver: 21.4 mi
- Skrifla: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Grafarlaug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tröllakirkja | ENE 72° | 1,001 m | 10.1 mi |
| Baula | SSE 164° | 934 m | 8.1 mi |
| Tröllakirkja | WSW 236° | 932 m | 10.9 mi |
| Smjörhnúkur | WSW 237° | 907 m | 12.2 mi |
| Hrútaborg | SW 235° | 861 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grafartindar | SE 133° | 850 m | 2.0 mi |
| Litla Baula | SSE 149° | 840 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kerlingarnef | ENE 60° | 838 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:35 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 02:29 | 22:13 | 00:28 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:26 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:37 | — | 15:13 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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