Höfði
Höfði is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Einar Benediktsson og ljóðharpan, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
building in Iceland, location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit with Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
Dates from 1909.
Wikidata Q1067075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Einar Benediktsson og ljóðharpan: 0.0 mi
- Berlínarmúrinn: 0.1 mi
- Samstarf: 0.1 mi
- Bjartsýni: 0.2 mi
- Fjöruverk: 0.2 mi
- Klyfjahestur: 0.3 mi
- Asni: 0.3 mi
- Reykjavíkurvarðan: 0.7 mi
- Leifur Eiríksson: 0.7 mi
- Þorsteinn Erlingsson: 0.8 mi
- Franski spítalinn: 0.5 mi
- The recycled House: 0.7 mi
- Rainbow street: 0.8 mi
- Volcano Express: 0.9 mi
- FlyOver Iceland: 0.9 mi
- Laugarás: 1.2 mi
- Öskjuhlíð: 1.3 mi
- Nónhæð: 3.4 mi
- Hvarfshólar: 3.7 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 3.7 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 2.5 mi
- Búrfoss: 2.5 mi
- Ullarfoss: 2.9 mi
- Skáfossar: 3.1 mi
- Stórifoss: 3.2 mi
- Kjarvalsstaðir: 0.6 mi
- Ásmundarsafn: 0.7 mi
- Listasafn Sigurjóns Ólafssonar: 0.7 mi
- Listasafn Einars Jónssonar: 0.8 mi
- Listasafn ASÍ: 0.8 mi
- Skúlagarður: 0.2 mi
- Frakkland: 0.7 mi
- Klambratún: 0.7 mi
- Bringan: 0.7 mi
- Höggmyndagarðurinn: 0.8 mi
- Laugarás: 1.2 mi
- Fossvogsbakkar: 1.9 mi
- Háubakkar: 2.1 mi
- Borgir: 2.4 mi
- Akurey: 2.5 mi
- Skátalaug: 17.3 mi
- Hot spring: 18.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.3 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.4 mi
- Virkið: 1.8 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 4.0 mi
- Langahlíð: 12.5 mi
- Þórishamar: 14.0 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 14.1 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 2.8 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 3.1 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 4.6 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 5.6 mi
- Mislundur: 5.7 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 6.0 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 6.9 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
- Hverahild: 19.6 mi
- Langisandur: 12.5 mi
- Akranesviti: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Höfði. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | NE 48° | 914 m | 10.1 mi |
| Hátindur | NE 54° | 909 m | 11.4 mi |
| Kambshorn | NE 37° | 851 m | 7.8 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | NE 53° | 843 m | 9.7 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NE 44° | 840 m | 8.4 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | SE 143° | 602 m | 12.5 mi |
| Háihnúkur | N 354° | 553 m | 12.0 mi |
| Melahnúkur | NNE 23° | 537 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:56 | 22:07 | 00:05 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:29 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:23 | — | 15:30 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/104079936
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