Museum · Iceland
Kjarvalsstaðir
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Kjarvalsstaðir is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnismerki um Nínu Tryggvadóttur, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Listasafn Reykjavíkur
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates64.13787, -21.91395
- 3.9 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Minnismerki um Nínu Tryggvadóttur: 0.0 mi
- Járnsmiðurinn: 0.3 mi
- Saltfiskstöflun: 0.3 mi
- Mentor: 0.4 mi
- Preasens historicum: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Reykjavíkurvarðan: 0.1 mi
- Þorsteinn Erlingsson: 0.1 mi
- Asni: 0.4 mi
- Klyfjahestur: 0.4 mi
- Leifur Eiríksson: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Öskjuhlíð: 0.6 mi
- Laugarás: 1.5 mi
- Nónhæð: 2.9 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 3.2 mi
- Hvarfshólar: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- Búrfoss: 2.4 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 2.4 mi
- Ullarfoss: 2.7 mi
- Skáfossar: 3.0 mi
- Stórifoss: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 53
- Perlan: 0.6 mi
- Reykjavik Excursions: 0.6 mi
- Loftlagsbreytingar: 0.6 mi
- Íshellir: 0.6 mi
- Eldfjallasýning: 0.6 mi
Museums: 40
- Listasafn ASÍ: 0.5 mi
- Listasafn Einars Jónssonar: 0.5 mi
- Safn Ásgríms Jónssonar: 0.6 mi
- Höfði: 0.6 mi
- Safnahúsið: 0.9 mi
Parks: 39
- Klambratún: 0.1 mi
- Bringan: 0.3 mi
- Skúlagarður: 0.4 mi
- Frakkland: 0.5 mi
- Höggmyndagarðurinn: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Springs: 25
- Skátalaug: 16.6 mi
- Hot spring: 18.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.5 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Virkið: 2.3 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 3.4 mi
- Langahlíð: 12.0 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 13.5 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Rósagarðurinn: 2.5 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 3.1 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 4.0 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 5.2 mi
- Mislundur: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 5.5 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Langisandur: 13.0 mi
- Þorli: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
- Hverahild: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Kjarvalsstaðir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | NE 46° | 914 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hátindur | NE 52° | 909 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kambshorn | NE 36° | 851 m | 8.4 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | NE 51° | 843 m | 10.3 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NE 43° | 840 m | 9.0 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | SE 141° | 602 m | 12.2 mi |
| Háihnúkur | N 355° | 553 m | 12.5 mi |
| Melahnúkur | NNE 23° | 537 m | 10.9 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 | 22:07 | 00:04 |
| 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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