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Sel

Sel from directly overhead

Sel is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Hvannadalshnúkur stands 2,110 m to the east, 9.5 miles off. Ring Road passes 1.9 miles off.

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Coordinates64.02334, -16.99104
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Skerhóll: 1.7 mi
  • Jökulfell: 3.7 mi
  • Rauðhellar: 3.9 mi
  • Stóri-Bláhnúkur: 4.2 mi
  • Litli-Bláhnúkur: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Museums: 2
  • Sel: 0.0 mi
  • Sel: 0.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Falljökull: 7.5 mi
  • Núpsstaður: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Gigjukvisl Bridge Memorial: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Guðlaug: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Ingólfshöfði: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Breiðamerkursandur: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Sel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HvannadalshnúkurE 94°2,110 m9.5 mi
SveinstindurE 95°2,059 m11.4 mi
DyrhamarE 97°1,917 m8.8 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - hátindurENE 76°1,877 m7.7 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - miðtindurENE 78°1,861 m7.7 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - suðurtindurE 79°1,860 m7.6 mi
Vestari hnappurESE 107°1,849 m11.2 mi
ÞuríðartindurENE 69°1,741 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:1919:22
June solstice02:3921:4723:42
September equinox06:5118:0919:12
December solstice11:01—15:12

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/169885044

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