Museum · Iceland
Nýibær
Nýibær is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Jökulfjall stands 1,408 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hólar, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates65.73321, -19.11101
- 14.2 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bólugilsfoss · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hólabyrða: 1.5 mi
- Kálfsstaðahnjúkur: 2.0 mi
- Ás: 2.9 mi
- Nautabúshnjúkur: 3.2 mi
- Elliði: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Ingjaldsfossar: 5.9 mi
- Holárfoss: 14.7 mi
- Háaleitisfoss: 15.4 mi
- Reykjafoss: 18.2 mi
- waterfull: 18.8 mi
Museums: 7
- Sögusetur Íslenska Hestsins: 0.0 mi
- Samgönguminjasafnið í Stóragerði: 7.6 mi
- Glaumbær: 14.0 mi
- Vesturfarasetrið: 14.4 mi
- 1238 The Battle of Iceland: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 6
- Hólar: 0.0 mi
- Auðunarstofa: 0.1 mi
- Grafarkirkja: 11.9 mi
- Skagafjörður: 12.1 mi
- Ernan (skipsflak): 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Tungufell: 8.2 mi
- Stephan G. Stephansson: 18.2 mi
- Hrafna-Flóki: 22.9 mi
- Séra Friðrik Friðriksson: 23.4 mi
- Tyrfingsstadir á Kjálka: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Fosslaug: 18.3 mi
- hot spring: 19.0 mi
- Grettislaug: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Hraun í Öxnadal: 18.6 mi
- Svarfaðardalur: 22.1 mi
- Böggvistaðafjall: 22.8 mi
Parks: 1
- Biskupagarður: 0.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Gvendarbrunnur: 0.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Nýibær. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jökulfjall | SE 129° | 1,408 m | 10.2 mi |
| Péturhnjúkur | ESE 115° | 1,406 m | 8.9 mi |
| Stapar | E 98° | 1,397 m | 11.9 mi |
| Grjótárdalshnjúkur | ENE 78° | 1,381 m | 11.2 mi |
| Blástakkur | ESE 105° | 1,379 m | 11.1 mi |
| Staðargangnafjall | E 93° | 1,370 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sveinsstaðafjall | ENE 78° | 1,325 m | 11.9 mi |
| Vörðufell | ESE 102° | 1,321 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:24 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:14 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 11:45 | — | 14:46 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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