- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hámundur1,666 m · 23.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road14.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 23:42local time
- Coordinates
- 63.4388, -20.2690
Byggðasafn is a museum, at a modelled 8 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ash column, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 14 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Byggðasafn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hámundur | ENE 58° | 1,666 m | 23.7 mi |
| Guðnasteinn | NE 56° | 1,500 m | 23.1 mi |
| Goðasteinn | NE 54° | 1,497 m | 23.3 mi |
| Raufarfell | ENE 68° | 743 m | 22.7 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | NE 53° | 713 m | 18.3 mi |
| Skjannanípa | ENE 69° | 707 m | 22.5 mi |
| Holtsnúpur | ENE 62° | 663 m | 18.5 mi |
| Stórhöfði | NE 42° | 541 m | 16.6 mi |
- 14.2 mi off the Ring Road
83 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 30
- Heimaklettur: 0.8 mi
- Há: 0.8 mi
- Litlaklif: 0.8 mi
- Stóraklif: 0.9 mi
- Miðklettur: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 21
- Ash column: 0.2 mi
- Ash column: 0.2 mi
- Sprangan: 0.6 mi
- Goslok: 0.7 mi
- Klauf: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Drífandi: 14.6 mi
- Seljalandsfoss: 15.0 mi
- Gljúfrabúi: 15.3 mi
- Írárfoss: 16.6 mi
- Blóðrefafoss: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Pompei Norðursins: 0.4 mi
- Legsteinn séra Jóns Thorsteinssonar píslarvotts: 0.5 mi
- Guðlaugssund: 0.9 mi
- Mormónapollur: 1.0 mi
- Guðlaugssund: 1.1 mi
Museums: 6
- Eldheimar: 0.4 mi
- Skansinn: 0.4 mi
- Landlyst: 0.4 mi
- Herjólfstown: 0.9 mi
- Saga Centre: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Stafsnes: 1.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:34 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 03:06 | 21:55 | 23:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:24 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 11:05 | — | 15:35 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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