Hvalasýningin
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Hvalasýningin is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is FlyOver Iceland, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Whales of Iceland is a natural history museum located in the Grandi harbour district of Reykjavík, Iceland. First opened in 2015, the museum is dedicated to educating visitors about the various cetacean species that have been sighted in Icelandic waters throughout recorded history.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2015.
Wikidata Q111937752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- World Within Worlds: 0.2 mi
- Ægir: 0.4 mi
- Skrúfuhringur: 0.4 mi
- Þúfan: 0.5 mi
- Horft Til Hafs: 0.5 mi
- Skúli Magnússon: 0.6 mi
- Georg Schierbeck landlæknir: 0.6 mi
- Svarta keilan, minnisvarði um borgaralega óhlýðni: 0.7 mi
- Jón Sigurðsson: 0.7 mi
- Hallgrimsharpan: 0.7 mi
- Öskjuhlíð: 2.1 mi
- Laugarás: 2.6 mi
- Nónhæð: 4.4 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 4.8 mi
- Hvarfshólar: 5.1 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 3.9 mi
- Búrfoss: 3.9 mi
- Ullarfoss: 4.2 mi
- Skáfossar: 4.6 mi
- Stórifoss: 4.6 mi
- FlyOver Iceland: 0.1 mi
- Óðinn: 0.2 mi
- Lava Show: 0.2 mi
- Elding’s Whale Watching Centre: 0.3 mi
- Ufsaklettur: 0.4 mi
- Aurora Reykjavik Northern Lights Center: 0.1 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík: 0.2 mi
- Víkin: 0.2 mi
- Saga Museum: 0.2 mi
- Ljósmyndasafn Reykjavíkur: 0.5 mi
- Akurey: 1.2 mi
- Valhúsahæð: 1.4 mi
- Grótta: 2.3 mi
- Laugarás: 2.6 mi
- Fossvogsbakkar: 2.7 mi
- Kænugarður: 0.6 mi
- Landakotstún: 0.6 mi
- Fógetagarðurinn: 0.6 mi
- Alþingisgarðurinn: 0.7 mi
- Arnarhóll: 0.7 mi
- Skátalaug: 17.6 mi
- Hot spring: 19.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.7 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.7 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.8 mi
- Virkið: 2.7 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 4.2 mi
- Langahlíð: 13.4 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 14.3 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 14.3 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 1.7 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 4.1 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 5.5 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 6.8 mi
- Mislundur: 6.9 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 6.9 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 8.0 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
- Hverahild: 21.0 mi
- Akranesviti: 11.4 mi
- Langisandur: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Hvalasýningin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | NE 55° | 914 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hátindur | ENE 60° | 909 m | 12.1 mi |
| Kambshorn | NE 47° | 851 m | 8.2 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | ENE 60° | 843 m | 10.4 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NE 53° | 840 m | 8.9 mi |
| Geirmundartindur | N 1° | 643 m | 13.0 mi |
| Akrafjall | N 4° | 602 m | 13.0 mi |
| Háihnúkur | N 360° | 553 m | 11.2 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 | 22:08 | 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.
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