Goðafoss
Goðafoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Kambsmýrarhnjúkur stands 1,211 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Geitafoss, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Goðafoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkɔːðaˌfɔsː] ) is a waterfall in northern Iceland. It is located along the country's main ring road at the junction with the Sprengisandur highland road, about 45 minutes from Akureyri. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 metres over a width of 30 metres. A 1.8-mile hiking trail loops around the waterfall area.
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Wikidata Q1137629, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 12 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Arndísarstaðabunga: 3.0 mi
- Ljósavatnsfjall: 3.5 mi
- Fljótsheiði: 3.8 mi
- Hvarfsbrúnir: 4.4 mi
- Mýraröxl: 4.6 mi
- Samstaða: 15.0 mi
- Sjávarvætturinn Skari: 15.1 mi
- Flugsýn: 15.1 mi
- Farið: 15.2 mi
- Þrívídd: 15.2 mi
- Grenjaðarstaður: 11.1 mi
- Vindbelgur: 14.2 mi
- Read heart in Trafic lights: 15.3 mi
- Samkomubrúin: 15.3 mi
- Lystigarður Akureyrar: 15.5 mi
- Minnismerki um Stofnun SÍS: 6.9 mi
- Beitarhús: 9.4 mi
- Káinn: 15.2 mi
- Jón Sveinsson "Nonni": 15.3 mi
- Friðbjörn Steinsson: 15.3 mi
- Ystafell Transportation Museum: 6.8 mi
- Grenjaðarstaður: 11.1 mi
- Norðurslóð: 15.0 mi
- Flugsafnið: 15.1 mi
- Mótorhjólasafn Íslands: 15.2 mi
- Gamli gróðrarstöðvar garðurinn: 15.2 mi
- Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 15.3 mi
- Eiðsvöllur: 15.4 mi
- Skátagil: 15.4 mi
- Hamarkotstún: 15.7 mi
- Dimmuborgir: 19.6 mi
- Hverfjall: 19.9 mi
- Hellar á Þeistareykjum: 21.4 mi
- Seljahjallagil: 23.8 mi
- Ystihver: 15.7 mi
- Goldfish Pond: 23.6 mi
- Ljósavatn: 3.6 mi
- Munkaþverá: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Goðafoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kambsmýrarhnjúkur | NNW 341° | 1,211 m | 19.1 mi |
| Ytri-Súla | WSW 255° | 1,144 m | 18.9 mi |
| Sigtúnafjall | SW 232° | 1,061 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bryðjuskál | NNW 336° | 1,005 m | 14.5 mi |
| Tungufjall | SSW 197° | 994 m | 15.2 mi |
| Gönguskarðsöxl | NNW 330° | 958 m | 12.2 mi |
| Grænihnjúkur | NNW 329° | 949 m | 10.6 mi |
| Kambfell | S 191° | 943 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:18 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 01:27 | 22:05 | 00:58 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:08 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 11:37 | — | 14:41 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5227736663
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