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Safnahúsið

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Elevation, modelled
82 m
Tallest summit within 12.9 miles
Esja914 m · 10.7 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road4.6 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:42local time
Coordinates
64.1473, -21.9322

Safnahúsið is a museum, at a modelled 82 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ingólfur Arnarson, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 4.6 miles off.

Safnahúsið, part of the national museum of Iceland, originally built as a national Library

exhibition space in Reykjavík, Iceland, housing exhibits from various national museums and other cultural institutions

Dates from 1908.

Wikidata Q3481702, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Safnahúsið. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EsjaNE 51°914 m10.7 mi
HátindurNE 56°909 m12.0 mi
KambshornNE 42°851 m8.2 mi
GunnlaugsskarðNE 56°843 m10.3 mi
ÞverfellshornNE 48°840 m8.9 mi
HáihnúkurN 357°553 m11.8 mi
MelahnúkurNNE 27°537 m10.5 mi
JökulbungaN 2°527 m12.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 58
Attractions: 53
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5622:0700:05
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:2315:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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