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Hernámssetrið

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Elevation, modelled
134 m
Tallest summit within 13.1 miles
Heiðarhorn1,053 m · 6.0 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road6.9 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:41local time
Coordinates
64.4108, -21.6091

Hernámssetrið is a museum, at a modelled 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.

Built
1977

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HeiðarhornNW 314°1,053 m6.0 mi
SkessuhornNNW 334°967 m6.3 mi
EsjaS 187°914 m11.5 mi
HátindurS 179°909 m11.5 mi
HvalfellE 98°852 m12.1 mi
KambshornSSW 199°851 m12.8 mi
GildalshnúkurWNW 304°844 m10.3 mi
GunnlaugsskarðS 185°843 m12.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Attractions: 54
Hot springs: 4
Beaches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:3719:41
June solstice02:4722:0900:11
September equinox07:0918:2719:31
December solstice11:2615:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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