Sigurgeirs Bird Museum

Sigurgeirs Bird Museum is a museum in Þingeyjarsveit, Northeast. Sigurgeirs Bird Museum is situated nearby to the peak Vindbelgjarfjall, as well as near the islet Háey.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mývatn and Vindbelgjarfjall.

Mývatn

Photo: Ville Miettinen, CC BY 2.0.

Mývatn is a lake near Akureyri in North Iceland. The lake was formed during a massive eruption 2300 years ago. Today the area is best known for the huge numbers of birds that visit in the summer, and for the weird and inspiring volcanic features that surround the lake.

Vindbelgjarfjall

Peak

Vindbelgjarfjall

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vindbelgjarfjall is a peak, which is situated 3½ km west of Sigurgeirs Bird Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reykjahlíð and Námaskarð.

Reykjahlíð

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mývatn is a lake near Akureyri in North Iceland. The lake was formed during a massive eruption 2300 years ago. Today the area is best known for the huge numbers of birds that visit in the summer, and for the weird and inspiring volcanic features that surround the lake. Reykjahlíð is situated 4 km east of Sigurgeirs Bird Museum.

Námaskarð

Locality

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Námaskarð is a locality, which is situated 8 km east of Sigurgeirs Bird Museum.

Sigurgeirs Bird Museum

Opening hours:
September—May: 2:00 PM—4:00 PM
June—August: noon—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Þingeyjarsveit, Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

65.62882° or 65° 37′ 44″ north

Longitude

-16.995° or 16° 59′ 42″ west

Inception

August 17th, 2008

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9CQ5J2H3+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Sigurgeirs Bird Museum” goes by many names.

Icelandic: “Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs”

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