Silvergate
Silvergate is a security checkpoint in Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula. Silvergate is situated nearby to the hostel Start Keflavík Airport, as well as near Breiðbrautarreitur.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Keflavík International Airport and Church of St. John Paul II.
Keflavík International Airport
Keflavík International Airport is in Keflavík and serves as the main international airport of Reykjavík and Iceland. It has become a rapidly growing hub for transatlantic flights, especially for discount travellers and smaller cities.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 1 km southeast of Silvergate.
Viking World Museum
Museum
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 3 km east of Silvergate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ásbrú and Reykjanesbaer.
Ásbrú
Suburb
Ásbrú is a part of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik now supervised by the Icelandic defense authorities. After U.S. forces abandoned the base in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defense needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business.
Reykjanesbaer
Town
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.
Njardvik
Town
Njarðvík is a town in Reykjanesbær in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2025, its population was 10,000.
Silvergate
- Type: Security checkpoint
- Category: military installation
- Location: Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.97439° or 63° 58′ 28″ north
Longitude
-22.58865° or 22° 35′ 19″ west
Open location code
99MVXCF6+QG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=checkpoint
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