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Andakíll

Andakíll from directly overhead

Andakíll is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Heiðarhorn stands 1,053 m to the south, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands, a museum 0.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 3.4 miles off.

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Coordinates64.56587, -21.74754

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Réttarfoss: 2.7 mi
  • Hrafnagilsfoss: 2.7 mi
  • Andakílsárfossar: 2.7 mi
  • Laxfoss: 4.4 mi
  • Kerin: 4.4 mi
Peaks
  • Tungukollur: 4.8 mi
  • Innri-Svartitindur: 5.1 mi
  • Skessuhorn: 5.3 mi
  • Rauðahnúkafjall: 5.5 mi
  • Þverfell: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 12
  • Tiny Dwarven Houses: 3.7 mi
  • Tröllagarðurinn: 5.3 mi
  • Kaupgangur: 5.6 mi
  • Gamli Sparisjóðurinn: 5.6 mi
  • Deildartunguhver: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 6
  • Einkunnir: 5.3 mi
  • Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 14.3 mi
  • Steðji (Staupasteinn): 15.4 mi
  • Grábrókargígar: 15.5 mi
  • Eldborg í Hnappadal: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 4
Parks: 3
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Langisandur: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Andakíll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HeiðarhornS 182°1,053 m6.6 mi
SkessuhornSSE 165°967 m5.3 mi
GildalshnúkurSW 222°844 m6.7 mi
HafnarfjallSW 225°791 m6.8 mi
Ytri-SvartitindurSSW 199°784 m5.9 mi
HróarstindurSSW 213°767 m6.8 mi
DagmálafjallNNW 336°741 m17.3 mi
Innri-SvartitindurSSW 196°726 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:3719:41
June solstice02:4322:1100:16
September equinox07:1018:2719:31
December solstice11:30—15:22

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Wildlife nearby
  • Greater White-fronted Goose4 obs
  • Common Raven3 obs
  • Redwing3 obs
  • Cow Parsley3 obs
  • Broom Moth3 obs
  • russet sedge3 obs
  • Leafy Northern Green Orchid3 obs
  • Domestic Horse3 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/411196878

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