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Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík

Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík from directly overhead

Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Víkin, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

maritime museum in Reykjavík, Iceland

Dates from 2005.

Wikidata Q7929434, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Borg­ar­sögu­safn

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates64.15331, -21.94858

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Öskjuhlíð: 1.9 mi
  • Laugarás: 2.6 mi
  • Nónhæð: 4.2 mi
  • Hnoðraholt: 4.6 mi
  • Hvarfshólar: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 57
  • Búrfoss: 3.8 mi
  • Sjávarfoss: 3.8 mi
  • Ullarfoss: 4.1 mi
  • Skáfossar: 4.4 mi
  • Stórifoss: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 51
Museums: 39
Nature reserves: 39
  • Akurey: 1.4 mi
  • Valhúsahæð: 1.4 mi
  • Grótta: 2.3 mi
  • Laugarás: 2.5 mi
  • Fossvogsbakkar: 2.6 mi
Parks: 38
Springs: 24
  • Skátalaug: 17.5 mi
  • Hot spring: 19.7 mi
  • Mud Pot: 20.6 mi
  • Mud Pot: 20.7 mi
  • Mud Pot: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Virkið: 2.7 mi
  • Gálgaklettar: 4.0 mi
  • Langahlíð: 13.3 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 14.1 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 6.8 mi
  • Hjallaflatir: 7.9 mi
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Langisandur: 11.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Sjóminjasafnið í Reykjavík. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EsjaNE 54°914 m10.8 mi
HátindurENE 59°909 m12.2 mi
KambshornNE 46°851 m8.3 mi
GunnlaugsskarðENE 59°843 m10.5 mi
ÞverfellshornNE 52°840 m9.0 mi
GeirmundartindurN 1°643 m13.1 mi
AkrafjallN 4°602 m13.2 mi
HáihnúkurN 360°553 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5622:0800:05
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:23—15:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4888480254

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