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Hestavaðsfoss

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Elevation, modelled
170 m
Tallest summit within 16.4 miles
Hámundur1,666 m · 6.8 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road1.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
23:41local time
Coordinates
63.5333, -19.5077

Hestavaðsfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled 170 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Skógafoss, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.0 miles off.

waterfall in Iceland

Wikidata Q134306309, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Hestavaðsfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HámundurNNW 331°1,666 m6.8 mi
GuðnasteinnNW 326°1,500 m7.6 mi
GoðasteinnNNW 328°1,497 m8.2 mi
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsENE 78°1,495 m13.6 mi
GráfellNNW 347°1,059 m16.2 mi
IllhöfuðNNE 25°871 m14.5 mi
MerkurtungnahausN 6°868 m8.2 mi
SkaratungnahausN 358°856 m8.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 32
Attractions: 25
Museums: 6
Lighthouses: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:3019:32
June solstice03:0021:5223:41
September equinox07:0118:2019:22
December solstice11:0315:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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