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Hönnunarsafn Íslands

Hönnunarsafn Íslands from directly overhead

Hönnunarsafn Íslands is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Kambshorn stands 851 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Uppsprettan, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

The Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art (Icelandic: Hönnunarsafn Íslands) is a museum of product and furniture design in the town Garðabær, near Reykjavík in Iceland. The collection was started in 1998, but the museum did not open until 2010. It has a permanent exhibition consisting mainly of Scandinavian design objects of the last hundred years. It also holds events and temporary exhibitions. Most of the collection was acquired through donations.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2010.

Wikidata Q66382972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates64.08905, -21.92056

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Nónhæð: 1.0 mi
  • Hnoðraholt: 1.3 mi
  • Smalaholt: 1.9 mi
  • Ásfjall: 2.7 mi
  • Sandahlíð: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Álfaborg: 0.9 mi
  • Leikskólalundur: 1.6 mi
  • Sky Lagoon: 2.0 mi
  • Eldfjallasýning: 2.8 mi
  • Íshellir: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 49
  • Búrfoss: 3.2 mi
  • Ullarfoss: 3.2 mi
  • Sjávarfoss: 3.4 mi
  • Skáfossar: 3.4 mi
  • Kermóafossar: 3.4 mi
Parks: 40
  • Hlíðargarður: 1.3 mi
  • Rútstún: 1.4 mi
  • Víðistaðatún: 1.6 mi
  • Hellisgerði: 1.7 mi
  • Geislagarðurinn: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 39
  • Garðahraun - neðra: 1.1 mi
  • Vífilsstaðahraun: 1.1 mi
  • Gálgahraun: 1.3 mi
  • Maríuhellar: 1.5 mi
  • Borgir: 1.6 mi
Springs: 25
  • Skátalaug: 13.3 mi
  • Hot spring: 18.1 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.2 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.4 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Gálgaklettar: 1.7 mi
  • Virkið: 5.4 mi
  • Langahlíð: 8.8 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 10.3 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 2.4 mi
  • Hjallaflatir: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Langisandur: 16.2 mi
  • Þorli: 22.5 mi
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Hönnunarsafn Íslands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KambshornNNE 27°851 m11.4 mi
VífilsfellESE 107°655 m11.6 mi
HvirfillSSE 157°621 m9.7 mi
Stóra-KóngsfellSE 128°602 m10.0 mi
KistufellSSE 161°602 m11.3 mi
DrottningSE 126°516 m10.4 mi
ÞverfellNNE 31°479 m10.7 mi
RauðuhnúkarESE 117°449 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5722:0700:03
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 node/3798846027

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