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Ásmundarsafn

Ásmundarsafn from directly overhead

Ásmundarsafn is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dýrkun, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 3.1 miles off.

Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum garden is opened 24/7

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates64.14155, -21.88527

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Dýrkun: 0.0 mi
  • Systur (Útþrá): 0.0 mi
  • Piltur og stúlka: 0.0 mi
  • Móðir mín í kví kví: 0.0 mi
  • Galdramaður: 0.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Gísli Halldórsson, arkitekt: 0.2 mi
  • Þvottalaugar: 0.4 mi
  • Þorsteinn Einarsson, íþróttafulltrúi: 0.4 mi
  • Fyssa: 0.5 mi
  • Helgi Hóseasson: 0.8 mi
Attractions
  • Hreindýr: 0.4 mi
  • Fuglar: 0.4 mi
  • Innsigli: 0.4 mi
  • Heimilisfuglar: 0.4 mi
  • Búskapardýr: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Laugarás: 0.6 mi
  • Öskjuhlíð: 1.3 mi
  • Hvarfshólar: 3.0 mi
  • Nónhæð: 3.1 mi
  • Hnoðraholt: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Sjávarfoss: 1.8 mi
  • Búrfoss: 1.9 mi
  • Ullarfoss: 2.2 mi
  • Skáfossar: 2.4 mi
  • Stórifoss: 2.5 mi
Museums: 41
Nature reserves: 39
Parks: 39
  • Kambsvöllur: 0.7 mi
  • Skúlagarður: 0.8 mi
  • Klambratún: 0.9 mi
  • Grundargerðisgarður: 1.1 mi
  • Bringan: 1.1 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Virkið: 1.6 mi
  • Gálgaklettar: 4.1 mi
  • Langahlíð: 12.0 mi
  • Þórishamar: 13.3 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 14.0 mi
Springs: 25
  • Skátalaug: 17.1 mi
  • Hot spring: 17.7 mi
  • Mud Pot: 18.6 mi
  • Mud Pot: 18.7 mi
  • Mud Pot: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 5.6 mi
  • Hjallaflatir: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Langisandur: 13.1 mi
  • Þorli: 24.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Ásmundarsafn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EsjaNE 44°914 m9.9 mi
HátindurNE 50°909 m11.1 mi
KambshornNNE 32°851 m7.7 mi
GunnlaugsskarðNE 49°843 m9.4 mi
ÞverfellshornNE 40°840 m8.2 mi
Stóra-KóngsfellSE 145°602 m11.9 mi
MelahnúkurNNE 19°537 m10.3 mi
DrottningSE 143°516 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5622:0700:04
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:23—15:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/109660543

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