Eiríksstaðir
Eiríksstaðir is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 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.
The story
open-air museum and reconstruction of the birthplace of Leif Erikson in Iceland
Wikidata Q10480451, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandfell: 1.4 mi
- Svínhólshlíð: 1.9 mi
- Kolsstaðafjall: 2.6 mi
- Laxárdalsháls: 3.1 mi
- Jörfahnúkur: 3.3 mi
- Hörtlafoss: 10.6 mi
- Baulufoss: 10.8 mi
- Norðlingafoss: 12.4 mi
- Veiðifoss: 12.4 mi
- Kambafoss: 12.6 mi
- 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
- Eiríksstaðir: 0.1 mi
- Paradísarlaut: 21.2 mi
- Kona að strokka: 4.8 mi
- Minnisvarði um landpósta: 14.5 mi
- Grafarlaug: 6.8 mi
- Guðrúnarlaug: 14.3 mi
- Grábrókargígar: 19.8 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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