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Þjóðveldisbærinn

Þjóðveldisbærinn from directly overhead

Þjóðveldisbærinn is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Ásgrindur stands 1,299 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Þjóðveldisbær, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 26 miles off.

The story

reconstructed viking-era farmstead in Iceland

Dates from 1977-06-24.

Wikidata Q15049871, matched on coordinates and name (436 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
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How to reach it

Coordinates64.11999, -19.82064

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Búrfell: 2.8 mi
  • Sauðafell: 5.5 mi
  • Næfurholtsfjöll: 5.8 mi
  • Selfitafjall: 6.9 mi
  • Vörðukinn: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 28
Attractions: 13
Hot springs: 12
  • Hrunalaug: 13.1 mi
  • Sóði: 19.5 mi
  • Þvottahver: 19.6 mi
  • Smiður: 19.6 mi
  • Sísjóðandi: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
Springs: 4
  • Reykholtslaug: 2.8 mi
  • Hrunalaug: 13.1 mi
  • Reykholtshver: 19.1 mi
  • Martinslaug: 20.0 mi
Museums: 2
  • Heklusetrið: 10.5 mi
  • Sagnagarður Soil Conservation Visitor Centre: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Hekla caldera: 9.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Ungmennafélagsgarður: 15.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Þjóðveldisbærinn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÁsgrindurSSE 161°1,299 m23.0 mi
SindriSSE 160°1,272 m23.0 mi
ÖxlSSE 158°1,214 m10.0 mi
LaufafellSE 134°1,184 m20.2 mi
LitlhöfðiESE 117°1,146 m19.5 mi
HáaldaESE 114°1,128 m21.9 mi
LöðmundurE 101°1,077 m19.4 mi
StórhöfðiESE 112°1,043 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:3119:34
June solstice02:4821:5923:56
September equinox07:0218:2119:24
December solstice11:14—15:22

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2509441045

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