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Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs

Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs, a museum in Iceland
Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs, a museum in IcelandAlexander Grebenkov · CC BY 3.0

Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Bláfjall stands 1,206 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gróður jarðar, a artwork 2.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2008-08-17
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates65.62882, -16.99500

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Vindbelgjarfjall: 2.1 mi
  • Hverfjall: 3.8 mi
  • Syðraskarð: 4.7 mi
  • Syðri-Námakolla: 4.7 mi
  • Dalfjall: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 19
Waterfalls: 13
Nature reserves: 5
  • Hverfjall: 3.7 mi
  • Dimmuborgir: 3.8 mi
  • Seljahjallagil: 9.9 mi
  • Hellar á Þeistareykjum: 19.4 mi
  • Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Kröflustöð: 8.1 mi
  • Grenjaðarstaður: 16.7 mi
  • Ystafell Transportation Museum: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Gróður jarðar: 2.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Ljósavatn: 19.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ystihver: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Trölliđ: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BláfjallSSE 163°1,206 m14.2 mi
SellandafjallS 184°988 m15.3 mi
KetilhyrnurSE 142°970 m15.7 mi
BúrfellESE 118°953 m11.3 mi
JónstindurNNE 16°883 m10.3 mi
SkuggadyngjaSE 137°870 m15.5 mi
HeilagsdalsfjallSE 140°824 m12.3 mi
KraflaNE 52°818 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:1619:23
June solstice01:3222:0200:49
September equinox06:5018:0619:13
December solstice11:34—14:40

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/475909772

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