Museum · Iceland
Bookless Bungalow
Bookless Bungalow is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Hvirfill stands 621 m to the southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar, a museum 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1910
How to reach it
Coordinates64.07067, -21.96498
- 6.2 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Bjarni Sívertsen: 0.2 mi
- Jötnar: 1.1 mi
- Við Ægisdyr: 1.7 mi
- Landslag: 1.7 mi
- Uppsprettan: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Steinbogi: 0.4 mi
- Upplýsingaskilti — Setbergsrústin: 1.1 mi
- Fyrsti Krýsuvíkurvegurinn: 1.4 mi
- Wegener-stöpullinn: 2.5 mi
- Kapella: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Ásfjall: 1.5 mi
- Vatnshlíð: 2.1 mi
- Sandahlíð: 2.5 mi
- Nónhæð: 2.8 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 52
- Álfaborg: 0.9 mi
- Sky Lagoon: 3.2 mi
- Leikskólalundur: 3.5 mi
- Vatnsgjáin: 4.1 mi
- Aurora Basecamp: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 45
- Búrfoss: 5.0 mi
- Ullarfoss: 5.0 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 5.2 mi
- Skáfossar: 5.2 mi
- Kermóafossar: 5.3 mi
Museums: 40
- Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar: 0.2 mi
- Kvikmyndasafn Íslands: 0.6 mi
- Hönnunarsafn Íslands: 1.8 mi
- Þjóðminjasafn Íslands - varðveisla: 3.2 mi
- Náttúrufræðistofa Kópavogs: 3.3 mi
Parks: 40
- Hellisgerði: 0.2 mi
- Víðistaðatún: 0.3 mi
- Óla Run tún: 0.8 mi
- Bali: 0.8 mi
- Rútstún: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Hamarinn: 0.6 mi
- Stekkjarhraun: 1.2 mi
- Garðahraun - neðra: 1.3 mi
- Ástjörn og Ásfjall: 1.4 mi
- Gálgahraun: 1.6 mi
Springs: 25
- Skátalaug: 11.8 mi
- Hot spring: 19.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Gálgaklettar: 1.8 mi
- Virkið: 7.1 mi
- Langahlíð: 8.2 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 8.6 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 2.5 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 4.3 mi
- Mislundur: 4.7 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 4.7 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 2.8 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Langisandur: 17.1 mi
- Þorli: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hverahild: 19.3 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Bookless Bungalow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hvirfill | SE 146° | 621 m | 9.2 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | ESE 118° | 602 m | 10.4 mi |
| Kistufell | SSE 152° | 602 m | 10.6 mi |
| Drottning | ESE 117° | 516 m | 10.9 mi |
| Rauðuhnúkar | ESE 108° | 449 m | 11.0 mi |
| Grænadyngja | SSW 202° | 398 m | 9.9 mi |
| Stapatindur | S 188° | 397 m | 9.4 mi |
| Miðdegishnúkur | SSW 191° | 392 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:58 | 22:07 | 00:03 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:29 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:31 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
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