Museum · Iceland
Hernámssetrið
Hernámssetrið is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Heiðarhorn stands 1,053 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Eyrarfoss, a waterfall 2.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates64.41084, -21.60909
- 6.9 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 17 mi
- Glanni · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Eyrarfoss: 2.0 mi
- Kúhallarfoss: 2.0 mi
- Olnbogafoss: 3.1 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 4.7 mi
- Laxfoss: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- The Phoenix: 3.0 mi
- Brákin: 12.7 mi
- Sonatorrek: 13.8 mi
- Elínar sæti: 14.5 mi
- sírena: 14.6 mi
Peaks
- Háihryggur: 3.7 mi
- Grenshæðir: 4.9 mi
- Skarðshyrna: 5.5 mi
- Heiðarhorn: 6.0 mi
- Skessuhorn: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 54
- Brú á Bláskeggsá, 1907: 5.6 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 6.2 mi
- Tröllagarðurinn: 12.6 mi
- Kaupgangur: 12.7 mi
- Gamli Sparisjóðurinn: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Airplane C-47 Skytrain crash site: 11.6 mi
- Brákarsund: 12.7 mi
- Skallagrímshaugur: 12.8 mi
- Egill Skallagrímsson reiðir lík Böðvars: 12.8 mi
- Krosslaug: 13.7 mi
Museums: 35
- Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands: 11.6 mi
- Safnahús Borgarfjarðar: 12.7 mi
- Landnámssetur Íslands: 12.7 mi
- Byggðarsafnið: 14.5 mi
- Gljúfrasteinn: 15.9 mi
Parks: 33
- Kveldúlfsvöllur: 12.8 mi
- Skallagrímsgarður: 12.9 mi
- Einkunnir: 15.8 mi
- Hallsteinsgarður: 18.6 mi
- Kambsvöllur: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- Steðji (Staupasteinn): 4.0 mi
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 9.9 mi
- Andakíll: 11.5 mi
- Einkunnir: 15.9 mi
- Tungufoss: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Tröllaklettar: 17.4 mi
- Stekkjargjá: 17.8 mi
- Hvannagjá: 17.8 mi
- Snókagjá: 17.8 mi
- Almannagjá: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 6
- Yndisgarðurinn á Hvanneyri: 11.5 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 21.2 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 21.7 mi
- Mislundur: 24.0 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 4
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 2.9 mi
- Krosslaug: 13.7 mi
- Árhver: 18.6 mi
- Skrifla: 19.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Mud Pot: 23.9 mi
- Mud Pot: 23.9 mi
- Mud Pot: 24.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Hernámssetrið. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heiðarhorn | NW 314° | 1,053 m | 6.0 mi |
| Skessuhorn | NNW 334° | 967 m | 6.3 mi |
| Esja | S 187° | 914 m | 11.5 mi |
| Hátindur | S 179° | 909 m | 11.5 mi |
| Hvalfell | E 98° | 852 m | 12.1 mi |
| Kambshorn | SSW 199° | 851 m | 12.8 mi |
| Gildalshnúkur | WNW 304° | 844 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | S 185° | 843 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:37 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 02:47 | 22:09 | 00:11 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:27 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:26 | — | 15:24 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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