- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hámundur1,666 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road13.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 23:42local time
- Coordinates
- 63.4438, -20.2615
Skansinn is a museum, at a modelled 1 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Landlyst, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 14 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skansinn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hámundur | ENE 58° | 1,666 m | 23.3 mi |
| Guðnasteinn | ENE 56° | 1,500 m | 22.7 mi |
| Goðasteinn | NE 55° | 1,497 m | 22.9 mi |
| Raufarfell | ENE 69° | 743 m | 22.3 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | NE 53° | 713 m | 17.9 mi |
| Skjannanípa | ENE 70° | 707 m | 22.2 mi |
| Holtsnúpur | ENE 62° | 663 m | 18.1 mi |
| Stórhöfði | NE 43° | 541 m | 16.2 mi |
- 13.8 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Eyjafjallajökull Viewpoint · 20 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 31
- Heimaklettur: 0.4 mi
- Miðklettur: 0.7 mi
- Ystiklettur: 0.8 mi
- Stóraklif: 0.8 mi
- Litlaklif: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 21
- Ash column: 0.3 mi
- Ash column: 0.4 mi
- Sprangan: 0.7 mi
- Goslok: 0.8 mi
- Klauf: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Drífandi: 14.2 mi
- Seljalandsfoss: 14.5 mi
- Gljúfrabúi: 14.9 mi
- Írárfoss: 16.2 mi
- Blóðrefafoss: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Legsteinn séra Jóns Thorsteinssonar píslarvotts: 0.5 mi
- Pompei Norðursins: 0.6 mi
- Guðlaugssund: 1.2 mi
- Guðlaugssund: 1.3 mi
- Mormónapollur: 1.3 mi
Museums: 6
- Landlyst: 0.0 mi
- Byggðasafn: 0.4 mi
- Eldheimar: 0.6 mi
- Herjólfstown: 1.1 mi
- Saga Centre: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Stafsnes: 1.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:34 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 03:05 | 21:55 | 23:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:24 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 11:05 | — | 15:35 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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