Museum · Iceland
Óbyggðasetur Íslands
Óbyggðasetur Íslands is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Nálhúshnjúkar stands 1,210 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cable Box, a attraction 1.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates64.96460, -15.15383
- 23.1 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kiðufell: 4.7 mi
- Þverfell: 5.5 mi
- Grenisöldur: 6.3 mi
- Tunguárfell: 7.0 mi
- Þrælaháls: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Strútsfoss: 6.2 mi
- Faxi: 7.0 mi
- Stuðlafoss: 7.1 mi
- Slæðufoss: 8.2 mi
- Kirkjufoss: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Hafrahvammagljúfur: 16.7 mi
- Hafrahvammagljúfur: 17.5 mi
- Hafrahvammagljúfur: 17.6 mi
- Hafrahvammagljúfur: 17.6 mi
- Hafrahvammagljúfur: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- Cable Box: 1.7 mi
- Cableway: 4.7 mi
- Guttormslundur: 14.0 mi
- Stuðlagil: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Minningarmörk úr hofnum kirkjugarðsi: 6.3 mi
- Hjálmar Guðmundsson: 20.6 mi
- Víðinesi: 22.6 mi
Museums: 2
- Skriðuklaustur: 7.9 mi
- Sænautasel: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Eilifðardraumurinn: 5.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Laugarfellslaug: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Óbyggðasetur Íslands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nálhúshnjúkar | SW 234° | 1,210 m | 13.4 mi |
| Skúmhöttur | ENE 74° | 1,182 m | 20.4 mi |
| Jökultindur | E 99° | 1,171 m | 20.5 mi |
| Sandfell | ENE 68° | 1,157 m | 20.6 mi |
| Botnatindur | ENE 75° | 1,146 m | 21.5 mi |
| Hallbjarnarstaðatindur | E 84° | 1,145 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hádegishnúkur | ENE 66° | 1,129 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sandfell | SW 230° | 1,120 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:10 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 02:03 | 21:48 | 00:03 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:00 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 11:11 | — | 14:48 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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