Spring · Iceland
Kirkjuból
Kirkjuból is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Jökulbunga stands 913 m to the southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Matthildur og Jakob, a historic site 1.0 miles away.
What the record says
- Water temperature
- hot
How to reach it
Coordinates66.24359, -22.08888
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Miðdegisfjall: 2.5 mi
- Miðmundarhorn: 2.6 mi
- Hálsbunga: 2.7 mi
- Miðdegisfjall: 2.9 mi
- Öxl: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Drifandi: 11.1 mi
- Gljúfrabúi: 15.1 mi
- Hvalárfoss: 15.2 mi
- Rjúkandi: 15.5 mi
- Rjúkandisfoss: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Matthildur og Jakob: 1.0 mi
- Þaralátursfjörður: 1.9 mi
- Nestún: 3.1 mi
- Sigvaldi Kaldalóns: 15.5 mi
- Sigurður Bjarnason frá Vigur: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
- Minja- og handverkshúsið Kört: 22.7 mi
- Steinshús: 23.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Krossnes: 20.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Nauteyrarlaug: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Kistuvogur: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Kirkjuból. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jökulbunga | SW 229° | 913 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hrolleifsborg | SSW 206° | 851 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hljóðabunga | SW 220° | 825 m | 6.2 mi |
| Reyðarbunga | SSW 210° | 790 m | 6.6 mi |
| Snæfjall | WSW 258° | 751 m | 20.3 mi |
| Breiðuskarðahnúkur | NW 310° | 709 m | 13.2 mi |
| Skarðsaxlir | NW 308° | 694 m | 13.6 mi |
| Háafell | WSW 246° | 692 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:35 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:25 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 12:11 | — | 14:43 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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