Waterfall · Iceland
Fardagafoss
Fardagafoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 357 m. Sandhólatindur stands 1,153 m to the east-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Prestakerhöfði, a peak 1.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.9 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates65.26877, -14.31388
- 1.9 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Reyðarfjörður · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Prestakerhöfði: 1.4 mi
- Kötluhraun: 3.5 mi
- Hnúta: 4.2 mi
- Stafdalsfell: 5.4 mi
- Gagnheiðarhnjúkur syðri: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Múlafoss: 7.3 mi
- Gufufoss: 7.7 mi
- Klifbrekkufossar: 9.1 mi
- Búðarárfoss: 9.4 mi
- Vestdalsfossar: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Höfðasel: 4.2 mi
- Monument to Þorbjörn Arnoddsson: 7.3 mi
- Expatriates to Canada: 7.4 mi
- Sveinn Ólafsson: 10.0 mi
- Gamli rafstöðvarkofinn: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 10
- Vök Baths: 4.5 mi
- Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre: 17.7 mi
- Guttormslundur: 18.3 mi
- Stórurð: 19.3 mi
- Stórurð: 19.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 2.4 mi
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 9.1 mi
- Stríðsárasafnið: 16.2 mi
- Náttúrugripasafnið: 20.0 mi
- Málverkasafn Tryggva Ólafssonar: 20.0 mi
Parks: 3
- Sigfúsarlundur: 1.8 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 2.5 mi
- Grænafell: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- hvernig gengur...?: 9.4 mi
- Tvísöngur: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Fólkvangur Neskaupstaðar: 20.7 mi
- Álfaborg: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dalatangaviti eldri: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Fardagafoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhólatindur | ENE 71° | 1,153 m | 9.4 mi |
| Goðaborg | SE 124° | 1,144 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hádegishnúkur | SSW 204° | 1,129 m | 13.7 mi |
| Gullþúfa | ESE 106° | 1,125 m | 10.4 mi |
| Höttur | SSW 201° | 1,106 m | 10.7 mi |
| Eldhnjúkar | SSW 196° | 1,092 m | 11.7 mi |
| Innra-Hólafjall | SE 141° | 1,088 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bjólfur | E 91° | 1,085 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:06 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 01:47 | 21:48 | 00:13 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 17:56 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 11:14 | — | 14:38 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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