Grótta lighthouse
Grótta lighthouse is a lighthouse in Seltjarnarneskaupstaður, Capital Region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Iceland
- Also known as: “Grotta Lighthouse”, “Grottuviti”, and “Gróttuviti”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include KR-völlur and Nesstofa.
KR-völlur
Stadium
Photo: Gruesome Gary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meistaravellir or KR-völlur is a football stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has been the home stadium of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur since 1984. KR-völlur is situated 3½ km southeast of Grótta lighthouse.
Nesstofa
Building
Photo: TommyBee, Public domain.
Nesstofa is a building, which is situated 1 km southeast of Grótta lighthouse.
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
Museum
The Reykjavik Maritime Museum, formerly Víkin Maritime Museum, is a maritime museum located by the old harbour in the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík and run by Reykjavik City. Reykjavík Maritime Museum is situated 4 km east of Grótta lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reykjavík and Kópavogur.
Reykjavík
Photo: Napoleon tnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reykjavík is the capital of and largest city in Iceland and with an urban area population of around 233,000, it is the home to two-thirds of Iceland's population.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Garðabaer
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 10 km southeast of Grótta lighthouse.
Grótta lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Seltjarnarneskaupstaður, Capital Region, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.165° or 64° 9′ 54″ northLongitude
-22.02195° or 22° 1′ 19″ westLevels
10Height
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
99PV5X7H+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 33327256OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
Discover Grótta lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Grótta lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gróttuviti”
- French: “phare de Grótta”
- French: “Phare de Grótta”
- German: “Leuchtturm Grótta”
- Icelandic: “Gróttuviti”
- Polish: “Gróttuviti”
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