Síldarminjasafnið
Síldarminjasafnið is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Halldór stands 1,100 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sildarstulkan, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Herring Era Museum (Icelandic: Síldarminjasafnið á Siglufirði [ˈsiltarˌmɪnjaˌsapnɪð auː ˈsɪklʏˌfɪrðɪ]) is located in Siglufjörður, Iceland. It is Iceland's largest maritime museum and the only Icelandic museum to have won the European Museum Award. The museum officially opened in 1994 in Róaldsbrakki, an old salting station which had been left abandoned after the collapse of the herring stock in 1969. Additionally two more buildings have been built for the museums exhibitions since then. Also, the museum owns the Old Slipway down by the harbour. Siglufjörður used to be the center of the herring fisheries in Iceland, and the herring played a very large role in the nations economy and industry, providing as much as 44% of the nations export income during some years. As of 2023, ticket prices for adults are 2.200 ISK; seniors and youth (under 20) 1.200 ISK; children (under 16) free, accompanied by adults; groups (of 10 or more) 1.800 ISK.
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Dates from 1994.
Wikidata Q15767978, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hafnarhyrna: 0.9 mi
- Snókur: 1.4 mi
- Staðarhólshnjúkur: 1.7 mi
- Hestskarðshnjúkur: 1.9 mi
- Strákar: 1.9 mi
- Sildarstulkan: 0.0 mi
- Hafliði Guðmundsson: 0.2 mi
- Bjarni Þorsteinsson: 0.3 mi
- Lífsbjörg: 0.3 mi
- Skarðdalskot: 1.6 mi
- Þjóðlagasetur sr. Bjarna Þorsteinssonar: 0.3 mi
- Slippurinn: 0.3 mi
- Ljóðasetur Íslands: 0.3 mi
- Saga Fotografica: 0.4 mi
- Gallerí Fríða Gylfadóttir: 0.5 mi
- Leyningsfoss: 1.6 mi
- Þverá;waterfull: 10.2 mi
- Mígandifoss: 12.2 mi
- waterfull: 12.4 mi
- Reykjafoss: 12.4 mi
- SI-152: 0.3 mi
- Mígandifoss: 12.2 mi
- Bjórböðin: 20.8 mi
- Grafarkirkja: 23.1 mi
- Böggvistaðafjall: 15.5 mi
- Svarfaðardalur: 17.4 mi
- Gústi Guðsmaður: 0.2 mi
- hot spring: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Síldarminjasafnið. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halldór | SSE 147° | 1,100 m | 12.9 mi |
| Kerahnjúkur | SE 130° | 1,097 m | 11.5 mi |
| Kistufjall | SE 124° | 1,070 m | 11.2 mi |
| Jökulkollur | SE 135° | 1,045 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bassi | SE 133° | 1,001 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bræðraleið | SE 146° | 964 m | 12.1 mi |
| Breiðarfjall | S 178° | 961 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hrafnabjargahnjúkur | SE 140° | 956 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:22 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:13 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 11:56 | — | 14:33 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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