Blönduós
in Blönduósbær of Northwest, Iceland
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Hjaltabakki Airport (1 mi) - Sauðárkrókur Airport (21 mi)
- Krókstaðarmelar Airport (32 mi)
- Gjögur Airport (38 mi)
- Hólmavík Airport (40 mi)
- Siglufjordur Airport (51 mi)
- Ólafsfjörður Airport (54 mi)
- Búðardalur Airport (60 mi)
- Keflavik International Airport (134 mi)
- Þingvellir National Park (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 65.659 and -20.281 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 65° 39' 33" and W -20° 16' 50"
- 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: 06:04 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:55 am and 9:42 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.900 and 168.129 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Halfmoon Bay - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Explore Blönduós
Blönduós in Blönduósbær (Northwest) with it's 813 inhabitants is located in Iceland about 115 mi (or 186 km) north-east of Reykjavik, the country's capital.
Local time in Blönduós is now 06:04 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Reykjavik with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Blönduós, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Iceland is Hjaltabakki Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Þingvellir National Park in a distance of 99 mi (or 160 km), South. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Saudarkrokur, Selfoss, Borgarnes, Akureyri and Reykjavik. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 30% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Blanda
Riverside Hostel
Glaðheimar Cottages
Videos from this area
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Borgarnes, Blönduós and Varmahlíð area, Iceland
This is a video of my trip to Iceland I did in August 2008. Borgarnes is a town located on a peninsula at the shore of Borgarfjörður in Iceland. It has a population of 1763 (as of January...
Flying around Blönduós and Sauðárkrókur
Short flight trip from Blönduós - we went to Skagafjörður and back. Flew over Sauðárkrókur airport.
Blönduós
2014-09-23 Blönduós, Iceland
Húnaflói bay near Blönduós
Sto och föl vilar islandshästar
Vi bekantar oss med de nya fölen och deras mammor samt de dräktiga stona som ännu ej fölat på vårt besök hos sandra och Raggi, Hestanet Ehf på Efri-Mýrar utanför Blönduós, Island.
Formula Offroad
Blönduós 07.
Torfæran Blöndósi 08
Allt það flottasta.
Svenni 10ára - Heima á Blönduósi
10 ára gutti :)
ATV - Blönduvirkjun 2014
Arnar og Ægir aðeins að leika sér á hjólunum í sumar :)
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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.
Blönduós
Blönduós is a town and municipality in the north of Iceland, in the county of Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, 245 km from Reykjavík. The town has a population of around 850 and a small 9-hole golf course, and is a good base for touring the Húnaflói area.
Blanda
The Blanda is a river in Iceland which flows northwards from the northwest side of the Hofsjökull glacier into Húnaflói bay at Blönduós. The Blanda is one of the longest rivers in the country, with a length of about 125 km, and has a catchment area estimated at 2370 km². Its source is calculated to lie at a height of 800 m. The river is one of the main salmon rivers in Iceland and has often yielded a catch of almost 3000 salmon in one summer.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Blönduós.
Haganesvík: Blönduós, Haganesvík (source)
Stafá: Blönduós, Stafá (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Blönduós, Blonduos, BLO, Blönduósi, Blöndós
