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Dyrhólaeyjarviti

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Dyrhólaeyjarviti is a lighthouse, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dyrhólaey, a peak 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

The Dyrhólaey Lighthouse (Icelandic: Dyrhólaeyjarviti [ˈtɪːrˌhouːlaˌeiːjarˌvɪːtɪ]) is a lighthouse located on the central south coast of Iceland.

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Dates from 1910.

Wikidata Q3378211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates63.40224, -19.13057

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 28
  • Uxafótafoss: 5.8 mi
  • Bíniöfoss: 5.8 mi
  • Remundargilsfossi: 12.4 mi
  • Huldufoss: 12.9 mi
  • Selfoss: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 18
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 2
Parks: 1
  • Guðlaugsblettur: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Álftaversgígar: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Dyrhólaeyjarviti. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HámundurNW 315°1,666 m21.2 mi
GuðnasteinnNW 314°1,500 m22.1 mi
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsN 8°1,495 m12.1 mi
MerkurtungnahausNNW 328°868 m20.3 mi
SkaratungnahausNW 326°856 m21.2 mi
MófellNNW 340°853 m21.8 mi
JökulshöfuðNNE 26°845 m11.8 mi
RjúpnafellNNW 337°824 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2919:31
June solstice03:0221:5023:36
September equinox07:0018:1919:20
December solstice11:0015:31

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/707603398

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