Waterfall · Iceland
Bæjarfoss
Bæjarfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Smjörfjöll stands 1,251 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lagarfoss, a waterfall 7.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.9 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates65.45577, -14.60883
- 1.9 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Björg: 7.9 mi
- Beinavörðuháls: 9.2 mi
- Háaöxl: 9.3 mi
- Smjörfjöll: 9.7 mi
- Náttmálahnjúkur: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Lagarfoss: 7.8 mi
- Fardagafoss: 15.5 mi
- Rjúkandi: 16.0 mi
- Gljúfursárfoss: 20.2 mi
- Vestdalsfossar: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Expatriates to Canada: 15.7 mi
- Höfðasel: 16.5 mi
- Minnisvarði um drukknaða sjómenn: 21.4 mi
- Íslendingar sem fóru frá Vopnafirði til Vesturheims: 21.5 mi
- Gunnar Gunnarsson skáld: 21.6 mi
Museums: 4
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 14.7 mi
- Bustarfell: 17.8 mi
- Múlastofa: 21.5 mi
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 22.1 mi
Parks: 2
- Sigfúsarlundur: 14.5 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 2
- hvernig gengur...?: 22.1 mi
- Tvísöngur: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Álfaborg: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Bæjarfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smjörfjöll | NNW 329° | 1,251 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sandhólatindur | ESE 120° | 1,153 m | 20.0 mi |
| Súla | ENE 77° | 1,136 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bjólfur | SE 129° | 1,085 m | 20.5 mi |
| Herfell | ESE 110° | 1,064 m | 17.8 mi |
| Norðdalshnjúkur | ESE 107° | 1,057 m | 17.2 mi |
| Kerlingarfjall | E 101° | 1,052 m | 19.2 mi |
| Miðfell | ESE 104° | 1,034 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:07 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 01:37 | 21:51 | 00:25 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 17:57 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 11:20 | — | 14:35 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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