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Gljúfrasteinn

OpenStreetMap · node/1243688088

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Elevation, modelled
146 m
Tallest summit within 10.1 miles
Esja914 m · 5.0 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road2.9 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:41local time
Coordinates
64.1809, -21.5819

Gljúfrasteinn is a museum, at a modelled 146 m. Esja stands 914 m to the north-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Æsustaðafjall, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.9 miles off.

house in Mosfellsbær, Iceland

Wikidata Q2312229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Yes

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Gljúfrasteinn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EsjaNNW 333°914 m5.0 mi
HátindurN 352°909 m4.4 mi
KambshornNW 307°851 m6.3 mi
GunnlaugsskarðNNW 330°843 m3.9 mi
ÞverfellshornNW 313°840 m5.3 mi
MóskarðshnjúkarNNE 24°800 m4.8 mi
SkálafellNE 41°774 m5.4 mi
EsjuhornN 5°755 m6.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Historic sites: 60
Attractions: 59
Hot springs: 2
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:3719:41
June solstice02:5422:0600:04
September equinox07:0918:2719:31
December solstice11:2215:28

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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