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Lyfjafræðisafn

Lyfjafræðisafn from directly overhead

Lyfjafræðisafn is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Esja stands 914 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Urtagarður í Nesi, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 6.9 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1990

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates64.15800, -22.00648

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Öskjuhlíð: 3.3 mi
  • Laugarás: 4.3 mi
  • Nónhæð: 5.4 mi
  • Hnoðraholt: 5.9 mi
  • Hvarfshólar: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 54
  • Búrfoss: 5.5 mi
  • Sjávarfoss: 5.5 mi
  • Ullarfoss: 5.8 mi
  • Skáfossar: 6.1 mi
  • Stórifoss: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 50
Nature reserves: 39
  • Valhúsahæð: 0.4 mi
  • Grótta: 0.6 mi
  • Akurey: 1.5 mi
  • Fjaran við Kasthúsatjörn: 3.1 mi
  • Kasthúsatjörn: 3.1 mi
Museums: 39
Parks: 38
Cliffs: 10
  • Virkið: 4.4 mi
  • Gálgaklettar: 4.4 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 14.1 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 14.1 mi
  • Langahlíð: 14.1 mi
Springs: 10
  • Skátalaug: 17.6 mi
  • Hot spring: 21.5 mi
  • Mud Pot: 22.4 mi
  • Mud Pot: 22.5 mi
  • Mud Pot: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 7.8 mi
  • Hjallaflatir: 9.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Langisandur: 11.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Lyfjafræðisafn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EsjaENE 60°914 m12.1 mi
HátindurENE 64°909 m13.6 mi
KambshornNE 55°851 m9.4 mi
GunnlaugsskarðENE 65°843 m11.9 mi
ÞverfellshornENE 60°840 m10.3 mi
GeirmundartindurN 8°643 m12.9 mi
AkrafjallNNE 12°602 m13.1 mi
HáihnúkurN 9°553 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5622:0800:05
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:24—15:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/93882758

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