- Elevation, modelled
- 100 m
- Tallest summit within 16.3 miles
- Hámundur1,666 m · 7.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 23:40local time
- Coordinates
- 63.5261, -19.4930
Skógasafn is a museum, at a modelled 100 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is HEF plant, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 0.6 miles off.
Dates from 1949.
Wikidata Q3486484, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Skógasafn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hámundur | NNW 330° | 1,666 m | 7.5 mi |
| Guðnasteinn | NW 325° | 1,500 m | 8.3 mi |
| Goðasteinn | NNW 327° | 1,497 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hábunga Mýrdalsjökuls | ENE 75° | 1,495 m | 13.3 mi |
| Illhöfuð | NNE 22° | 871 m | 14.8 mi |
| Merkurtungnahaus | N 3° | 868 m | 8.6 mi |
| Skaratungnahaus | N 356° | 856 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mófell | NNE 17° | 853 m | 12.5 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Skógafoss Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Eyjafjallajökull Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Hatta · 16 mi
- Svarta ströndin í Vík í Mýrdal · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Drangshlíðarfjall: 1.3 mi
- Hornfellsnípa: 2.8 mi
- Skjannanípa: 3.3 mi
- Kambfjöll: 3.6 mi
- Raufarfell: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Kvernufoss: 0.4 mi
- Hestavaðsfoss: 0.7 mi
- Skógafoss: 0.7 mi
- Fosstorfufoss: 0.7 mi
- Steinbogafoss: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 24
- HEF plant: 0.0 mi
- Turf farm: 0.0 mi
- Skógakirkja: 0.1 mi
- Skál Á Síðu: 0.1 mi
- Barnaskóli: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Elisabeth Brimnes, Dagmar Kristvinsdóttir, Ivar Finn Stampe: 8.2 mi
- Fell: 8.5 mi
- Kliftorfa: 9.5 mi
- Oskar Sigurjónsson: 11.5 mi
- Tóftir fjárhúss og garðs: 22.6 mi
Museums: 5
- Kötlusetur - Katla visitor centre: 16.6 mi
- Landlyst: 24.4 mi
- Skansinn: 24.4 mi
- Eldheimar: 24.5 mi
- Byggðasafn: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dyrhólaeyjarviti: 14.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:30 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 03:01 | 21:52 | 23:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:20 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 11:03 | — | 15:30 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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