Vaðstakksheiði

Vaðstakksheiði is a farm in , . Vaðstakksheiði is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the town .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kerlingarfoss and Svöðufoss.

Waterfall
is a waterfall.

Waterfall
is a waterfall.

Aerodrome
Photo: BIL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an airport serving and , . It is located near Rif, a coastal village in the . Rwy 06 length includes a 1,250 feet displaced threshold.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rif and Olafsvik.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Vaðstakksheiði.

Town
Ólafsvík is a small town in on the northern side of the Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. is situated 4½ km east of Vaðstakksheiði.

is a village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in . The village is considered one of the first fishing villages on Iceland, existing already in the 16th century, when people elsewhere mostly lived on agriculture.

Vaðstakksheiði

Latitude
64.8957° or 64° 53′ 45″ north
Longitude
-23.79945° or 23° 47′ 58″ west
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
Open location code
99PRV6W2+76
Geo­Names ID
3412228
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