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Foss á Síðu

Foss á Síðu, a waterfall in Iceland
Foss á Síðu, a waterfall in IcelandHansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0
Foss á Síðu, a waterfall in Iceland
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Foss á Síðu, a waterfall in Iceland
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Foss á Síðu, a waterfall in Iceland
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Foss á Síðu, a waterfall in Iceland
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Foss á Síðu, a waterfall in Iceland
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Foss á Síðu is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Bjarnarsker stands 1,006 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dverghamrar, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.4 miles off.

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Coordinates63.85608, -17.86945

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sjónarsker: 1.4 mi
  • Selfell: 1.6 mi
  • Orustuhóll: 1.8 mi
  • Fornaselsfell: 3.9 mi
  • Hestur: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Stjórnarfoss: 7.1 mi
  • Systrafoss: 7.5 mi
  • Rauðárfoss: 8.4 mi
  • Mögárfoss: 10.8 mi
  • Fagrifoss: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Dverghamrar: 0.6 mi
  • Kirkjugólf: 6.8 mi
  • Skógargil: 8.1 mi
  • Fjaðrárgljúfur: 10.9 mi
  • Núpsstaður: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Byrði sögunnar: 7.3 mi
  • The Gold Nugget: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Kirkjubaejarstofa: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Eldgjá: 23.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Guðlaug: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Foss á Síðu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BjarnarskerNNE1,006 m18.8 mi
BjörninnNNE959 m16.1 mi
BlængurNNW833 m17.3 mi
LakiNW812 m18.5 mi
HvirfildalsöxlNE796 m15.5 mi
VarmárfellNW776 m16.3 mi
LoftsárhnúkurNE768 m16.4 mi
LómagnúpurNE764 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:2319:26
June solstice02:4721:4923:41
September equinox06:5518:1319:16
December solstice11:02—15:19

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2795512475

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