Museum · Iceland
Vesturfarasetrið
Vesturfarasetrið is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates65.89902, -19.41867
- 23.8 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Brunafjall: 3.5 mi
- Ljótsstaðafjall: 3.7 mi
- Þórðarhöfði: 4.4 mi
- Herkonuklettur: 4.5 mi
- Skuggabjargafjall: 5.5 mi
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 9
- Tungufell: 7.1 mi
- Hrafna-Flóki: 13.6 mi
- Skarðdalskot: 20.7 mi
- Sildarstulkan: 22.3 mi
- Bjarni Þorsteinsson: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Ingjaldsfossar: 17.8 mi
- waterfull: 18.1 mi
- Reykjafoss: 18.1 mi
- Hverfjallsfoss: 18.5 mi
- Þverá;waterfull: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 7
- Grafarkirkja: 2.5 mi
- Skagafjörður: 10.5 mi
- Ernan (skipsflak): 12.0 mi
- Hannesarskjól: 12.3 mi
- Auðunarstofa: 14.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Grettislaug: 9.0 mi
- hot spring: 18.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Gvendarbrunnur: 14.3 mi
Parks: 1
- Biskupagarður: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gústi Guðsmaður: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Böggvistaðafjall: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hnjótafjall | ESE 105° | 1,130 m | 13.8 mi |
| Vífilfsfjall | ESE 109° | 1,126 m | 15.7 mi |
| Sandskálarhnjúkur | E 95° | 1,125 m | 15.1 mi |
| Hólabyrða | SE 138° | 1,091 m | 15.4 mi |
| Kaldárhnjúkur | ESE 121° | 1,084 m | 12.3 mi |
| Þverfell | E 96° | 1,083 m | 15.8 mi |
| Einstakafjall | E 95° | 1,078 m | 13.6 mi |
| Kolbeinsstaðarhnjúkar | SE 129° | 1,071 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:25 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:15 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 11:50 | — | 14:43 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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