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Places near Neskaupstaður by type
All 243 places by distance →One day from Neskaupstaður
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:39 pm
76 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Neskaupstaður
- Lolliviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Lokatindurviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Icelandmuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centrenature spot · 2 hrs
- Norðfjarðarflóibeach · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Neskaupstaður
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Neskaupstaður?
Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre (nature spot, about 20 km), Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland (museum, about 24 km), Lokatindur (viewpoint, about 4 km), Lolli (viewpoint, about 6 km), Gilsártindur (viewpoint, about 6 km), Norðfjarðarflói (beach, about 8 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Neskaupstaður?
176 places on Spotwander: 106 hill stations & viewpoints, 16 waterfalls, 17 beaches & coast, 4 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 10 museums.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Neskaupstaður?
Skarðstindur, about 2 km by road; Hrútatindur (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Neskaupstaður?
Hengifoss, about 12 km by road; Bleiksárfoss (22 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Neskaupstaður?
Start in Neskaupstaður, visit Lolli, then Lokatindur, then Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland, then Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre, then Norðfjarðarflói, and drive back — about 76 km by road in all.