Orkan

Orkan is a gas station in , which is located on Bústaðavegur. Orkan is situated nearby to , as well as near the fire station .
  • Type: Gas station
  • Address: Bústaðavegur 20, 105
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Perlan and Hlíðarendi.

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. is situated 220 metres south of Orkan.

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 300 metres northwest of Orkan.

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.

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 5 km south of Orkan.

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 Orkan.

Orkan

Latitude
64.13117° or 64° 7′ 52″ north
Longitude
-21.91828° or 21° 55′ 6″ west
Inception
1989
Operator
Skeljungur
Open location code
99PW43JJ+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 900355165
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fuel
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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