Orkan
Orkan is a gas station in Reykjavík, Capital Region which is located on Laugavegur. Orkan is situated nearby to the government office Embassy of Japan, as well as near Icelandic Intellectual Property Office.- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Gas station
- Address: Laugavegur, 105
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hofdi house and Fjöltækniskóli Íslands.
Hofdi house
Museum
Photo: Laurentgauthier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Höfði is a house in Reykjavík, Iceland, built in 1909, and best known as the location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit meeting of President Ronald Reagan of the United States and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union. Hofdi house is situated 1 km northwest of Orkan.
Fjöltækniskóli Íslands
College
Photo: Mendso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fjöltækniskóli Íslands is a college, which is situated 380 metres west of Orkan.
Grand Hótel Reykjavík
Hotel
Photo: Tommy Bee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Hótel Reykjavík is the tallest hotel in Iceland. It became the tallest when construction of an additional tower was completed in 2007, surpassing the nearby Hilton Reykjavík Nordica Hótel. Grand Hótel Reykjavík is situated 300 metres northeast of Orkan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.
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 6 km south of Orkan.
Kaplakriki
Locality
Photo: SergejPassau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 7 km south of Orkan.
Orkan
- Categories: building, canopy, and transportation
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.14024° or 64° 8′ 25″ northLongitude
-21.89521° or 21° 53′ 43″ westOpen location code
99PW44R3+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 117276394OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fuelOpenStreetMap feature
building=roofOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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