Museum · Iceland
Minjasafn Austurlands
Minjasafn Austurlands is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Kistufell stands 1,239 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Listigarðurinn, a park 0.1 miles away. Ring Road runs past it.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates65.26262, -14.39630
- On the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Reyðarfjörður · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Prestakerhöfði: 1.6 mi
- Hnúta: 3.9 mi
- Kötluhraun: 5.9 mi
- Gagnheiðarhnjúkur syðri: 7.4 mi
- Stafdalsfell: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Fardagafoss: 2.4 mi
- Múlafoss: 9.5 mi
- Gufufoss: 9.9 mi
- Klifbrekkufossar: 10.8 mi
- Búðarárfoss: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Höfðasel: 2.4 mi
- Expatriates to Canada: 5.1 mi
- Monument to Þorbjörn Arnoddsson: 9.4 mi
- Sveinn Ólafsson: 11.9 mi
- Gamli rafstöðvarkofinn: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 9
- Vök Baths: 3.2 mi
- Guttormslundur: 16.3 mi
- Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre: 20.1 mi
- Stórurð: 20.9 mi
- Stórurð: 21.0 mi
Museums: 6
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 11.5 mi
- Stríðsárasafnið: 16.4 mi
- Náttúrugripasafnið: 22.0 mi
- Málverkasafn Tryggva Ólafssonar: 22.0 mi
- Sjóminja- og smiðjumunasafn Jósafats Hinrikssonar: 22.0 mi
Parks: 3
- Listigarðurinn: 0.1 mi
- Sigfúsarlundur: 0.8 mi
- Grænafell: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- hvernig gengur...?: 11.8 mi
- Tvísöngur: 12.0 mi
- Eilifðardraumurinn: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Fólkvangur Neskaupstaðar: 22.8 mi
- Álfaborg: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dalatangaviti eldri: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Minjasafn Austurlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kistufell | S 182° | 1,239 m | 13.9 mi |
| Skúmhöttur | S 189° | 1,182 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sandfell | SSW 193° | 1,157 m | 13.4 mi |
| Sandhólatindur | ENE 73° | 1,153 m | 11.8 mi |
| Botnatindur | S 185° | 1,146 m | 15.1 mi |
| Goðaborg | ESE 118° | 1,144 m | 15.4 mi |
| Hádegishnúkur | SSW 194° | 1,129 m | 12.5 mi |
| Gullþúfa | ESE 101° | 1,125 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:06 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 01:47 | 21:48 | 00:13 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 17:57 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 11:15 | — | 14:38 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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