Waterfall · Iceland
Goðafoss
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Goðafoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Glissa stands 718 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Gvendarlaug hin forna, a hot spring 0.7 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates65.78443, -21.49728
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Reykjarvíkurfjall: 2.2 mi
- Hólsfjall: 2.2 mi
- Skarðsfell: 3.0 mi
- Goðdalsbunga: 4.0 mi
- Balafjöll: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Djúpavíkurfoss: 11.0 mi
- Àlftafoss: 11.8 mi
- Lónfoss: 15.5 mi
- Laugufoss: 17.8 mi
- Húsárfoss: 19.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Gamla síldarverksmiðjan: 11.2 mi
- Kirkjuból: 11.8 mi
- Kollabúðir: 20.9 mi
- Guðmundur Bergþórsson: 21.5 mi
- Skógar: 22.3 mi
Museums: 4
- Kotbýli kuklarans: 0.7 mi
- Galdrasýning á Ströndum: 7.2 mi
- The Sheep Farming Museum: 10.2 mi
- Minja- og handverkshúsið Kört: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 3
- Kerling: 6.8 mi
- Heitir pottar á Drangsnesi: 6.8 mi
- MS Suðurland: 11.2 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Gvendarlaug hin forna: 0.7 mi
- Krossnes: 18.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Hákarlavogur: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- Kistuvogur: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Goðafoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glissa | NNW 344° | 718 m | 15.0 mi |
| Búrfell | NNW 334° | 716 m | 11.9 mi |
| Eyrarfell | NNW 347° | 673 m | 15.2 mi |
| Kálfatindar | N 354° | 654 m | 19.5 mi |
| Þverdalsfjall | N 351° | 649 m | 15.2 mi |
| Krossnesfjall | N 356° | 646 m | 19.2 mi |
| Arkarkollur | N 7° | 633 m | 14.5 mi |
| Heiðarbæjarheiði | SSW 201° | 612 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:33 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:24 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:56 | — | 14:54 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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