Museum · Iceland
Pálshús Museum
Pálshús Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Litlihnjúkur stands 1,166 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Náttúrugripasafn Ólafsfjarðar, a museum 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1892
How to reach it
Coordinates66.07358, -18.64596
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Syðriárhyrna: 1.7 mi
- Gvendarskál: 1.8 mi
- Kistufjall: 2.1 mi
- Múlakolla: 2.2 mi
- Ósbrekkufjall: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Vatnsendi: 5.1 mi
- Vík: 5.4 mi
- Flugslys í Héðinsfirði: 8.0 mi
- Lífsbjörg: 8.9 mi
- Skarðdalskot: 9.0 mi
Museums: 11
- Náttúrugripasafn Ólafsfjarðar: 0.1 mi
- Hvoll: 7.6 mi
- Slippurinn: 8.9 mi
- Saga Fotografica: 9.0 mi
- Þjóðlagasetur sr. Bjarna Þorsteinssonar: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Mígandifoss: 3.4 mi
- Þverá;waterfull: 6.0 mi
- Reykjafoss: 8.2 mi
- waterfull: 8.2 mi
- Leyningsfoss: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Mígandifoss: 3.4 mi
- SI-152: 8.9 mi
- Bjórböðin: 11.9 mi
- Grafarkirkja: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Böggvistaðafjall: 7.2 mi
- Svarfaðardalur: 9.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- hot spring: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gústi Guðsmaður: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Pálshús Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litlihnjúkur | S 182° | 1,166 m | 10.5 mi |
| Halldór | S 186° | 1,100 m | 5.8 mi |
| Kerahnjúkur | SSE 152° | 1,097 m | 2.7 mi |
| Strákafjall | S 187° | 1,091 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kistufjall | SE 126° | 1,070 m | 2.1 mi |
| Hreppsendasúlur | SW 218° | 1,052 m | 10.9 mi |
| Jökulkollur | SSE 163° | 1,045 m | 3.6 mi |
| Barkarkolla | S 182° | 1,030 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:21 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:12 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 11:52 | — | 14:34 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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