Lighthouse · Iceland
Akranesviti
Akranesviti is a lighthouse, at a modelled elevation of -6 m. Heiðarhorn stands 1,053 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hafmeyjarslysið, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 5.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 22.7 m
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates64.30882, -22.09494
- 5.5 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Ingunn Sveinsdóttir og Haraldur Böðvarsson: 0.4 mi
- Þorgeir Jósefsson: 0.8 mi
- Pýramídísk afstraksjón: 1.1 mi
- Gnýr: 1.1 mi
- Fótboltamenn: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Háihnúkur: 4.4 mi
- Geirmundartindur: 5.1 mi
- Jökulbunga: 5.5 mi
- Akrafjall: 5.9 mi
- Tíðaskarð: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Kúafoss: 3.6 mi
- Gljúfurfoss: 3.6 mi
- Háifoss: 3.6 mi
- Lambafossar: 3.6 mi
- Skeiðflatafoss: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Hafmeyjarslysið: 0.0 mi
- Sjómaðurinn: 0.7 mi
- Airplane C-47 Skytrain crash site: 4.5 mi
- Camp Grótta: 11.0 mi
- HMCS Skeena: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 42
- Kvika: 10.4 mi
- Suðurnesvarða: 10.9 mi
- FlyOver Iceland: 11.4 mi
- Lava Show: 11.4 mi
- Ufsaklettur: 11.6 mi
Museums: 38
- Byggðarsafnið: 1.7 mi
- Lyfjafræðisafn: 10.8 mi
- Hvalasýningin: 11.4 mi
- Aurora Reykjavik Northern Lights Center: 11.5 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Grótta: 10.2 mi
- Akurey: 10.2 mi
- Valhúsahæð: 11.0 mi
- Lundey: 11.6 mi
- Laugarás: 13.3 mi
Parks: 38
- Valhúsahæð: 11.1 mi
- Bakkagarður: 11.3 mi
- Landakotstún: 12.0 mi
- Kænugarður: 12.0 mi
- Fógetagarðurinn: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 6
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 10.8 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 15.3 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 16.9 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 18.2 mi
- Mislundur: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Virkið: 12.3 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 15.2 mi
- Tröllaklettar: 22.5 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 24.3 mi
- Langahlíð: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 18.4 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 1.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Akranesviti. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heiðarhorn | NE 42° | 1,053 m | 15.1 mi |
| Skessuhorn | NE 43° | 967 m | 17.3 mi |
| Esja | ESE 108° | 914 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hátindur | ESE 107° | 909 m | 15.5 mi |
| Kambshorn | ESE 116° | 851 m | 11.5 mi |
| Gildalshnúkur | NNE 25° | 844 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | ESE 112° | 843 m | 14.5 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | ESE 114° | 840 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 18:39 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 02:52 | 22:10 | 00:10 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:29 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 11:26 | — | 15:28 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1066172654
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