Hitavættur

Hitavættur is a work of art in , . Hitavættur is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Perlan and Öskjuhlíð.

is a natural history museum in , . It is situated on the top of . It was initially only a cluster of hot water tanks, but on June 21, 1991, the building was opened to the public.

Peak
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
is a hill in the centre of , . It is 61 metres above sea level. The hill is a designated outdoors area and is covered with trees.

Stadium
Photo: Raf24, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Valsvöllur, also known as and formerly Vodafonevöllurinn, is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is the home-court of Valur's football, basketball and handball teams. is situated 500 metres northwest of Hitavættur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.

Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of and is part of the .

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 4½ km south of Hitavættur.

Locality
Photo: SergejPassau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. is situated 6 km south of Hitavættur.

Hitavættur

Latitude
64.12915° or 64° 7′ 45″ north
Longitude
-21.91746° or 21° 55′ 3″ west
Open location code
99PW43HM+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2955914203
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
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