- Elevation, modelled
- 116 m
- Tallest summit within 16.0 miles
- Tröllakirkja1,001 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road12.6 mi off
- Sunset, March equinox
- 19:41local time
- Coordinates
- 65.0586, -21.5384
Eiríksstaðir is a museum, at a modelled 116 m. Tröllakirkja stands 1,001 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Leifur Eiríksson, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 13 miles off.
open-air museum and reconstruction of the birthplace of Leif Erikson in Iceland
Wikidata Q10480451, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Eiríksstaðir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tröllakirkja | ESE 110° | 1,001 m | 10.9 mi |
| Baula | SSE 169° | 934 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tröllakirkja | SSW 213° | 932 m | 15.3 mi |
| Hrútaborg | SSW 206° | 861 m | 12.1 mi |
| Grafartindar | SSE 165° | 850 m | 8.4 mi |
| Litla Baula | SSE 162° | 840 m | 13.3 mi |
| Kerlingarnef | SSE 146° | 838 m | 6.2 mi |
| Snjófjöll | ESE 121° | 821 m | 11.7 mi |
- 12.6 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Glanni · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sandfell: 1.4 mi
- Svínhólshlíð: 1.9 mi
- Kolsstaðafjall: 2.6 mi
- Laxárdalsháls: 3.1 mi
- Jörfahnúkur: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Hörtlafoss: 10.6 mi
- Baulufoss: 10.8 mi
- Norðlingafoss: 12.4 mi
- Veiðifoss: 12.4 mi
- Kambafoss: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Leifur Eiríksson: 0.0 mi
- Jóhannes úr Kötlum: 7.4 mi
- Sturla Þórðarson: 7.5 mi
- Jón frá Ljárskógum: 8.4 mi
- Auður djúpúðga: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Eiríksstaðir: 0.1 mi
- Paradísarlaut: 21.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Grafarlaug: 6.8 mi
Museums: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:35 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 02:25 | 22:14 | 00:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:26 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:39 | — | 15:11 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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