Nature reserve · Iceland
Blikastaðakró - Leiruvogur
Blikastaðakró - Leiruvogur is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Esja stands 914 m to the north-northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Króarfoss, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2022-09-16
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates64.16840, -21.74988
- 1.0 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Króarfoss: 0.2 mi
- Tungufoss: 2.2 mi
- Álafoss: 2.2 mi
- Kollafjarðarárfoss: 3.7 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Lágafell: 1.4 mi
- Hákinn: 1.7 mi
- Úlfarsfell: 1.9 mi
- Helgafell: 2.9 mi
- Lali: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- Hús tímans - hús skáldsins: 2.0 mi
- Flatus Lifir: 2.7 mi
- Landkönnuðurinn Þorfinnur karlsefni: 3.8 mi
- Sjómaður: 3.8 mi
- Fallandi gengi: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Runólfur Jónsson: 2.6 mi
- Lífslöngun: 2.6 mi
- Óðinshrafn: 2.6 mi
- Skúli Magnússon: 3.1 mi
- Friðarsúlan: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 60
- Heimilisfuglar: 4.2 mi
- Innsigli: 4.2 mi
- Hestar: 4.2 mi
- Fuglar: 4.2 mi
- Búskapardýr: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Varmárósar: 1.6 mi
- Tungufoss: 2.2 mi
- Álafoss: 2.3 mi
- Lundey: 2.7 mi
- Háubakkar: 3.9 mi
Museums: 38
- Árbæjarsafn: 4.0 mi
- Listasafn Sigurjóns Ólafssonar: 4.3 mi
- Heimili Veitna: 4.3 mi
- Ásmundarsafn: 4.5 mi
- Höfði: 4.9 mi
Parks: 37
- Hallsteinsgarður: 1.8 mi
- Kambsvöllur: 3.8 mi
- Lottutún: 4.3 mi
- Grundargerðisgarður: 4.7 mi
- Garðaflöt: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Virkið: 3.4 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 8.4 mi
- Þórishamar: 11.3 mi
- Langahlíð: 13.9 mi
- Innristapi: 17.5 mi
Springs: 25
- Hot spring: 14.6 mi
- Mud Pot: 15.1 mi
- Mud Pot: 15.1 mi
- Mud Pot: 15.2 mi
- Mud Pot: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Rósagarðurinn: 4.7 mi
- Mislundur: 6.7 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 6.9 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 7.3 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 8.3 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Langisandur: 13.7 mi
- Þorli: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 15.2 mi
- Hverahild: 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Blikastaðakró - Leiruvogur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | NNE 28° | 914 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hátindur | NE 40° | 909 m | 6.9 mi |
| Kambshorn | N 0° | 851 m | 4.7 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | NE 36° | 843 m | 5.3 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NNE 15° | 840 m | 4.6 mi |
| Móskarðshnjúkar | NE 53° | 800 m | 8.8 mi |
| Skálafell | ENE 60° | 774 m | 10.0 mi |
| Esjuhorn | NE 37° | 755 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:38 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 02:55 | 22:07 | 00:04 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:28 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:23 | — | 15:29 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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