Orkan
Orkan is a gas station in Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula. Orkan is situated nearby to the town Njardvik, as well as near the church Fyrsta baptista kirkja.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Viking World Museum and Church of St. John Paul II.
Viking World Museum
Museum
Photo: GTheory, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Viking World is a museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland. The museum opened on 8 May 2009, followed by a formal opening on Icelandic National Day, 17 June. Viking World Museum is situated 780 metres northeast of Orkan.
Church of St. John Paul II
Church
St. John Paul II Church, a Catholic church in Keflavik, Sudurnes, Iceland. The congregation is under Diocese of Reykjavík and was dedicated to the memory of Pope John Paul II, who was declared a saint in 2014 by Pope Francis. Church of St. John Paul II is situated 1½ km west of Orkan.
Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Museum
The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll is located at the Hljómahöll concert and conference hall in Reykjanesbær. It was formally opened on April 5, 2014. Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll is situated 2 km north of Orkan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Njardvik and Reykjanesbaer.
Njardvik
Town
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Njarðvík is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400.
Reykjanesbaer
Town
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the Southern Peninsula in Iceland, though the name is also used by locals to refer to the suburban region of Keflavík and Njarðvík which have grown together over the years.
Ásbrú
Suburb
Ásbrú is a part of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik not supervised by the Icelandic defence authorities. After U.S. forces evacuated in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defence needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business.
Orkan
- Type: Gas station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.97249° or 63° 58′ 21″ northLongitude
-22.54288° or 22° 32′ 34″ westBrand
Orkan ehfOperator
OrkanOpen location code
99MVXFC4+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 280108140OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fuel
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