Hvalasafnið á Húsavík
Hvalasafnið á Húsavík is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Grjótskálarhnjúkur stands 1,214 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gentle Giants, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 21 miles off.
The story
The Húsavík Whale Museum is a non-profit organization established in 1997. The Húsavík Whale Museum is situated in Húsavík, a small town in north east Iceland, on the shores of Skjálfandi Bay, just below the Arctic Circle at 66° N. It began as a small exhibit on whales in the town's hotel in summer 1997. Shortly after that, the exhibition was moved into the newly renovated part of the baiting shed at the harbor and the shareholding business “Húsavík Whale Centre ehf” was established. Due to the growing popularity, it was obvious that a larger and more suitable building was needed after only 3 years. In 2000, the town's old slaughterhouse (built in 1931 and abandoned in the 1980s) was purchased, remodeled, and officially opened in June 2002. In 2004, the shareholding business turned into a non-profit organization and was renamed “The Húsavík Whale Museum.” By 2005, a comprehensive exhibition on the ecology of whales was added.
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Dates from 1997.
Wikidata Q2543158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Húsavíkurfjall: 1.2 mi
- Krubbsfjall: 3.5 mi
- Gyðuhnjúkur: 4.7 mi
- Grasafjöll: 5.3 mi
- Búrfell: 5.3 mi
- Gentle Giants: 0.0 mi
- North Sailing: 0.1 mi
- Geosea: 0.6 mi
- Tjörneslögin: 7.1 mi
- Hveravellir: 11.1 mi
- Safnahúsið: 0.2 mi
- The Exploration Museum: 0.3 mi
- Mánárbakki Minjasafn: 12.5 mi
- Grenjaðarstaður: 15.6 mi
- Ystafell Transportation Museum: 19.5 mi
- Æðarfossar: 4.8 mi
- Skeifárfoss: 6.0 mi
- Landsendafoss: 12.6 mi
- Ullarfoss: 19.3 mi
- Barnafoss: 21.2 mi
- Eyjan: 23.7 mi
- Eyjan: 23.8 mi
- Eyjan: 23.8 mi
- Trölliđ: 24.0 mi
- Goldfish Pond: 2.2 mi
- Ystihver: 11.1 mi
- Skrúðgarður Húsavíkur: 0.4 mi
- Hellar á Þeistareykjum: 12.9 mi
- Minnismerki um Stofnun SÍS: 19.4 mi
- Lindin: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Hvalasafnið á Húsavík. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grjótskálarhnjúkur | WSW 247° | 1,214 m | 20.0 mi |
| Kambsmýrarhnjúkur | WSW 240° | 1,211 m | 14.1 mi |
| Blámannshattur | WSW 246° | 1,198 m | 20.3 mi |
| Skálavíkurhnjúkur | W 260° | 1,129 m | 11.7 mi |
| Ytri-Fosslækjarskál | WSW 249° | 1,074 m | 11.6 mi |
| Kotahnjúkur | WSW 244° | 1,064 m | 12.0 mi |
| Leirdalsöxl | WSW 257° | 1,054 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bryðjuskál | SW 225° | 1,005 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:16 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:07 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 11:46 | — | 14:30 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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