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Vesturfarasetrið

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Elevation, modelled
73 m
Tallest summit within 16.2 miles
Hnjótafjall1,130 m · 13.8 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road23.8 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:32local time
Coordinates
65.8990, -19.4187

Vesturfarasetrið is a museum, at a modelled 73 m. Hnjótafjall stands 1,130 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Grafarkirkja, a attraction 2.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 24 miles off.

Built
1996
Fee
Yes

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Vesturfarasetrið. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HnjótafjallESE 105°1,130 m13.8 mi
VífilfsfjallESE 109°1,126 m15.7 mi
SandskálarhnjúkurE 95°1,125 m15.1 mi
HólabyrðaSE 138°1,091 m15.4 mi
KaldárhnjúkurESE 121°1,084 m12.3 mi
ÞverfellE 96°1,083 m15.8 mi
EinstakafjallE 95°1,078 m13.6 mi
KolbeinsstaðarhnjúkarSE 129°1,071 m10.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 7
Hot springs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:2519:32
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox07:0018:1519:23
December solstice11:5014:43

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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