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Gerðarsafn

Gerðarsafn from directly overhead

Gerðarsafn is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Kambshorn stands 851 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Náttúrufræðistofa Kópavogs, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 3.8 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1989

What to expect

Fee
No

How to reach it

Coordinates64.11205, -21.91013

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Nónhæð: 1.1 mi
  • Öskjuhlíð: 1.2 mi
  • Hnoðraholt: 1.6 mi
  • Smalaholt: 2.4 mi
  • Laugarás: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 55
  • Búrfoss: 2.0 mi
  • Ullarfoss: 2.2 mi
  • Sjávarfoss: 2.2 mi
  • Skáfossar: 2.5 mi
  • Stórifoss: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Leikskólalundur: 0.8 mi
  • Sky Lagoon: 1.1 mi
  • Eldfjallasýning: 1.2 mi
  • Íshellir: 1.2 mi
  • Loftlagsbreytingar: 1.2 mi
Parks: 40
  • Geislagarðurinn: 0.2 mi
  • Rútstún: 0.3 mi
  • Hlíðargarður: 0.5 mi
  • Hermannslundur: 0.6 mi
  • Fossvogsdalur: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Springs: 25
  • Skátalaug: 14.9 mi
  • Hot spring: 17.9 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.1 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.1 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Gálgaklettar: 2.2 mi
  • Virkið: 3.8 mi
  • Langahlíð: 10.2 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 11.9 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 3.7 mi
  • Hjallaflatir: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Langisandur: 14.7 mi
  • Þorli: 23.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Gerðarsafn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KambshornNNE 29°851 m9.8 mi
GunnlaugsskarðNE 44°843 m11.4 mi
ÞverfellshornNE 36°840 m10.3 mi
HvirfillSSE 161°621 m11.0 mi
Stóra-KóngsfellSE 135°602 m10.8 mi
DrottningSE 134°516 m11.2 mi
ArnarhamarNNE 17°486 m10.5 mi
ÞverfellNE 35°479 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5722:0700:04
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:22—15:31

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/167187038

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