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Icelandic Punk Museum

Icelandic Punk Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Vatnsberinn, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

The Icelandic Punk Museum (Icelandic: Pönksafn Íslands) is a music history museum in Reykjavík. The museum preserves and details the history of punk rock music, particularly the first 15 years of its development in Iceland after 1978. The entirety of the museum is housed underground in a disused men's public toilet on Bankastræti.

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Wikidata Q123416199, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
No

How to reach it

Coordinates64.14703, -21.93591

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Öskjuhlíð: 1.3 mi
  • Laugarás: 2.1 mi
  • Nónhæð: 3.7 mi
  • Hnoðraholt: 4.1 mi
  • Hvarfshólar: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 58
  • Búrfoss: 3.3 mi
  • Sjávarfoss: 3.3 mi
  • Ullarfoss: 3.6 mi
  • Skáfossar: 3.9 mi
  • Stórifoss: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 53
Parks: 39
Nature reserves: 39
  • Valhúsahæð: 1.9 mi
  • Akurey: 1.9 mi
  • Fossvogsbakkar: 2.0 mi
  • Laugarás: 2.1 mi
  • Borgir: 2.5 mi
Springs: 25
  • Skátalaug: 17.1 mi
  • Hot spring: 19.2 mi
  • Mud Pot: 20.2 mi
  • Mud Pot: 20.2 mi
  • Mud Pot: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Virkið: 2.5 mi
  • Gálgaklettar: 3.7 mi
  • Langahlíð: 12.7 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 13.8 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 6.2 mi
  • Hjallaflatir: 7.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Langisandur: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Icelandic Punk Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EsjaNE 51°914 m10.8 mi
HátindurNE 56°909 m12.1 mi
KambshornNE 42°851 m8.3 mi
GunnlaugsskarðENE 56°843 m10.4 mi
ÞverfellshornNE 49°840 m9.0 mi
HáihnúkurN 358°553 m11.9 mi
MelahnúkurNNE 28°537 m10.6 mi
JökulbungaN 3°527 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5622:0700:05
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:23—15:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3891080207

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