Museum · Iceland
Mótorhjólasafn Íslands
Mótorhjólasafn Íslands is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Kerling stands 1,536 m to the southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gamli gróðrarstöðvar garðurinn, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 0.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011-05
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates65.66126, -18.08117
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Borgir: 2.0 mi
- Þingmannahnjúkur: 3.5 mi
- Ytri-Súla: 4.7 mi
- Hlíðarfjall: 5.1 mi
- Syðri-Súla: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 18
- Útþrá: 0.4 mi
- Flugsýn: 0.5 mi
- Þrívídd: 0.8 mi
- Móðir jörð: 1.0 mi
- Sigling: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Káinn: 0.3 mi
- Jón Sveinsson "Nonni": 0.4 mi
- Friðbjörn Steinsson: 0.5 mi
- Jón Rögnvaldsson: 1.0 mi
- Konur gerðu garðinn: 1.0 mi
Museums: 11
- Iðnaðarsafn: 0.0 mi
- Minjasafnið á Akureyri: 0.4 mi
- Nonnahús: 0.4 mi
- Friðbjarnarhús: 0.5 mi
- Flugsafnið: 0.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Parks: 6
- Gamli gróðrarstöðvar garðurinn: 0.0 mi
- Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 0.4 mi
- Hamarkotstún: 1.4 mi
- Skátagil: 1.4 mi
- Eiðsvöllur: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Lystigarður Akureyrar: 1.0 mi
- Samkomubrúin: 1.1 mi
- Read heart in Trafic lights: 1.5 mi
- Jólagarðurinn: 5.6 mi
- Bjórböðin: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Hraun í Öxnadal: 16.0 mi
- Svarfaðardalur: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Munkaþverá: 8.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Ljósavatn: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Mótorhjólasafn Íslands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerling | SW 215° | 1,536 m | 8.7 mi |
| Tröllafjall | WSW 238° | 1,483 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kista | WSW 256° | 1,474 m | 6.9 mi |
| Strýta | W 260° | 1,456 m | 6.5 mi |
| Tröllafjall | WSW 244° | 1,454 m | 8.6 mi |
| Hrosshnjúkur | WSW 248° | 1,430 m | 8.1 mi |
| Tröllahyrna | SW 235° | 1,430 m | 9.1 mi |
| Stóristallur | SW 225° | 1,425 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:20 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 01:33 | 22:07 | 00:57 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:10 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 11:39 | — | 14:43 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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