Þórshöfn
in Langanesbyggð of Northeast, Iceland
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Thorshofn Airport (1 mi) - Bakkafjörður Airport (19 mi)
- Raufarhöfn Airport (22 mi)
- Kópasker Airport (32 mi)
- Vopnafjörður Airport (36 mi)
- Reykjahlíð Airport (58 mi)
- Borgarfjörður eystri Airport (64 mi)
- Egilsstaðir Airport (69 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 66.198 and -15.337 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 66° 11' 53" and W -15° 20' 12"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krona - ISK
- Spoken languages:
- Icelandic, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:34 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:35 am and 9:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.900 and 168.129 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Halfmoon Bay - References
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Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Iceland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Iceland. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Discover Þórshöfn
Þórshöfn in Langanesbyggð (Northeast) with it's 379 citizens is a city in Iceland about 238 mi (or 382 km) north-east of Reykjavik, the country's capital city.
Local time in Þórshöfn is now 01:34 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Reykjavik with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Þórshöfn. The closest airport in Iceland is Thorshofn Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Egilsstadir, Akureyri, Saudarkrokur, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Videos from this area
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Thorshofn
Take a ride around my hometown in Iceland.
Þórshöfn Aurora Time Lapse
A short time lapse of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) from Þórshöfn, Iceland. Taken September 2014.
Venustransit 2012 in þórshöfn/Island
Ablauf des Venustransits in der Nacht vom 05. auf den 06.06.2012 in þórshöfn/Island. Der Ort liegt etwas südlich des Polarkreises, weshalb die Sonne dort mit der Venus davor etwa zur Mitte...
Fokk Já
Áhugasviðsverkefni Grunnskólans á Þórshöfn.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Þórshöfn Airport
Þórshöfn Airport is an airport located in Þórshöfn, a village in northeast Iceland. It is also referred to as Thorshofn Airport in many English-language sources. Þórshöfn Airport was previously located about 4.8 km to the northeast, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:66|15|07|N|15|16|23|W|type:airport_region:IS | |name=Former location of Þórshöfn Airport }}, near Sauðanes, and had the ICAO code BITH (but the same IATA code – THO).
Langanesbyggð
Langanesbyggð is a municipality in northeastern Iceland, just north of Austurland. As of January 2011, it had a total population of 505 and a population density of 0.36 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,333 km². The main village is Þórshöfn, in the north there is the Langanes peninsula.
Langanes
Langanes is a peninsula in northeast Iceland. The name literally means "long peak". It is 40 kilometres long from southwest to northeast, ending in a thin strip of land called Fontur. It is bounded by Þistilfjörður to the northwest and Bakkaflói to the southeast, while the terrain inland reaches elevations of 200–400 metres (600–1200 feet). The highest point is Gunnólfsvíkurfjall in the southeast of the peninsula.
Svalbarðshreppur
Svalbarðshreppur is a municipality in northeastern Iceland, between Norðurþing and Langanesbyggð. As of 1 January 2011, it had a total population of 106 and a population density of 0.1 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,155 km². The municipality is administered from Þórshöfn in the neighbouring Langanesbyggð municipality. The area is known for their salmon rivers.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Þórshöfn.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Þórshöfn, THO, Þórshafnar, Тоурсхёбн
