Local favourite fort · Eastern Region, Iceland
Gideon
Gideon is a fort in Eastern Region, Iceland.
Gideon: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Gideon
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Gideon — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 64.93190, -14.02221. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Gideon
- Búlandstindur · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~40 km · Must-see
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland · museum · Eastern Region · ~46 km · Must-see
- Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre · sanctuary · Eastern Region · ~54 km · Must-see
- Hengifoss · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~56 km · Must-see
- Fljótsdalur · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~59 km · Must-see
- Brimilsnes · river spot · ~59 km · Must-see
- Svartagil · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~3 km
- Digritindur · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~5 km
- Miðmundatindur · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~6 km
- Gilsárfoss · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~6 km
- Köttur · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~8 km
- Þúfutindur · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~10 km
- Klofatindur · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~10 km
- Njáll og Bera · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~11 km
- Gríma · beach · Eastern Region · ~12 km
- Hallberutindur · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~14 km
- Göngufoss · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~15 km
- Petra's Stone Collection · museum · Eastern Region · ~16 km
Other forts & heritage near Gideon
- Rex NS-3 · fort · Eastern Region · ~0 km
- Borgarhóll · fort · Eastern Region · ~16 km
- Völvuleiði · fort · Eastern Region · ~17 km
- byssustæði · fort · Eastern Region · ~18 km
- Sveinn Ólafsson · fort · Eastern Region · ~36 km
- WWII US Navy LCM Shipwreck · fort · ~36 km
- Gamli rafstöðvarkofinn · fort · Eastern Region · ~36 km
- Hjálmar Guðmundsson · fort · Eastern Region · ~36 km
- Skógar · fort · Eastern Region · ~37 km
- Víðinesi · fort · Eastern Region · ~40 km
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Frequently asked
Is Gideon open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Gideon yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Gideon?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Gideon?
Nearby: Búlandstindur (viewpoint, 40 km), Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland (museum, 46 km), Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre (sanctuary, 54 km), Hengifoss (waterfall, 56 km), Fljótsdalur (viewpoint, 59 km), Brimilsnes (river spot, 59 km).