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Minjasafnið á Akureyri

Minjasafnið á Akureyri is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Kerling stands 1,536 m to the south-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Minjasafnsgarðurinn, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 0.3 miles off.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates65.66647, -18.08625

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Borgir: 1.6 mi
  • Þingmannahnjúkur: 3.6 mi
  • Ytri-Súla: 4.8 mi
  • Hlíðarfjall: 4.9 mi
  • Stórihnjúkur: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Útþrá: 0.0 mi
  • Þrívídd: 0.5 mi
  • Móðir jörð: 0.6 mi
  • Útilegumaðurinn: 0.8 mi
  • Sigling: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Jón Sveinsson "Nonni": 0.0 mi
  • Friðbjörn Steinsson: 0.1 mi
  • Káinn: 0.1 mi
  • Jón Rögnvaldsson: 0.6 mi
  • Konur gerðu garðinn: 0.6 mi
Museums: 12
Waterfalls: 8
Parks: 6
  • Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 0.0 mi
  • Gamli gróðrarstöðvar garðurinn: 0.4 mi
  • Hamarkotstún: 1.0 mi
  • Skátagil: 1.1 mi
  • Eiðsvöllur: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 2
  • Hraun í Öxnadal: 16.0 mi
  • Svarfaðardalur: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Ljósavatn: 12.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Minjasafnið á Akureyri. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KerlingSSW 212°1,536 m8.9 mi
TröllafjallSW 236°1,483 m8.8 mi
KistaWSW 253°1,474 m6.9 mi
StrýtaWSW 256°1,456 m6.5 mi
TröllafjallWSW 241°1,454 m8.6 mi
HrosshnjúkurWSW 245°1,430 m8.1 mi
TröllahyrnaSW 232°1,430 m9.2 mi
StóristallurSW 223°1,425 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:2019:27
June solstice01:3222:0700:58
September equinox06:5518:1019:17
December solstice11:39—14:43

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5766842135

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