Museum · Iceland
Stríðsárasafnið
Stríðsárasafnið is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Kistufell stands 1,239 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is byssustæði, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1960
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates65.03823, -14.20852
- 1.4 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Reyðarfjörður · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Maður: 0.9 mi
- Bakkagerðisöxl: 1.0 mi
- Teigargerðistindur: 1.5 mi
- Kollur: 1.6 mi
- Hádegisfjall: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Búðarárfoss: 0.3 mi
- Bleiksárfoss: 6.1 mi
- Svartagil: 10.0 mi
- Klifbrekkufossar: 10.4 mi
- Hengifoss: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
- byssustæði: 0.2 mi
- Völvuleiði: 5.4 mi
- Rex NS-3: 9.1 mi
- Gideon: 9.1 mi
- Sveinn Ólafsson: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 7
- Helgustaðanáma: 10.3 mi
- Guttormslundur: 16.9 mi
- Steinasafn Petru: 17.0 mi
- Páskahellir: 18.5 mi
- Vök Baths: 19.6 mi
Museums: 7
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 16.4 mi
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 16.6 mi
- Sjóminja- og smiðjumunasafn Jósafats Hinrikssonar: 16.9 mi
- Málverkasafn Tryggva Ólafssonar: 16.9 mi
- Náttúrugripasafnið: 16.9 mi
Parks: 3
- Grænafell: 2.9 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 16.4 mi
- Sigfúsarlundur: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- hvernig gengur...?: 17.1 mi
- Tvísöngur: 17.2 mi
- Eilifðardraumurinn: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Langisandur: 12.5 mi
- Saxa: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Fólkvangur Neskaupstaðar: 18.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dalatangaviti eldri: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Stríðsárasafnið. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kistufell | WNW 285° | 1,239 m | 6.2 mi |
| Lambafell | SSW 193° | 1,201 m | 7.8 mi |
| Skúmhöttur | W 272° | 1,182 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sandfell | WNW 286° | 1,157 m | 8.8 mi |
| Botnatindur | W 274° | 1,146 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hallberutindur | S 182° | 1,136 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hádegishnúkur | WNW 292° | 1,129 m | 9.2 mi |
| Sauðdalstindur | SE 145° | 1,126 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:06 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 01:57 | 21:45 | 00:02 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 17:56 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 11:09 | — | 14:42 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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