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Knarrarósviti lighthouseIra Goldstein · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Stórhöfði lighthouseVilly Fink Isaksen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Urðir lighthouseDiego Delso · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

South Coast Lighthouses

11 lighthouses in South Coast — mapped with live road conditions, drive times, and directions.

11 lighthouses in South Coast, led by Þrídrangaviti. All mapped with drive times, directions, and live road conditions.

Distances between them

1Mýrnatangi Skaftárósviti32.1 km · ~38 min drive
2Skaftárósviti Urðir121.1 km · ~145 min drive
3Urðir Stórhöfði5.1 km · ~6 min drive
4Stórhöfði Knarrarósviti58.1 km · ~70 min drive
5Knarrarósviti Þorlákshöfn19.1 km · ~23 min drive

11 lighthouses in South Coast

Mýrnatangi

Icelandic lighthouse marking the coast for ships navigating treacherous waters. Many lighthouses are in exposed locations - dress for wind and weather.

Knarrarósviti lighthouse

Knarrarósviti

The Knarrarós Lighthouse is located on the south coast of Iceland. Icelandic lighthouse marking the coast for ships navigating treacherous waters. The roads to remote lighthouses can be rough - check conditions.

22 m tower
Stórhöfði lighthouse

Stórhöfði

Icelandic lighthouse marking the coast for ships navigating treacherous waters. Northern lights viewing is often excellent near coastal lighthouses.

7 m tower
Urðir lighthouse

Urðir

Icelandic lighthouse marking the coast for ships navigating treacherous waters. Many lighthouses are in exposed locations - dress for wind and weather.

7 m tower
Þorlákshöfn lighthouse

Þorlákshöfn

Icelandic lighthouse marking the coast for ships navigating treacherous waters. Some lighthouses can be climbed during certain hours - check locally.

Dyrhólaeyjarviti lighthouse

Dyrhólaeyjarviti

The Dyrhólaey Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the central south coast of Iceland. Icelandic lighthouse marking the coast for ships navigating treacherous waters. Some lighthouses can be climbed during certain hours - check locally.

13 m tower
Ingólfshöfði lighthouse

Ingólfshöfði

Icelandic lighthouse marking the coast for ships navigating treacherous waters. Lighthouse locations often offer excellent bird and whale watching.

Þrídrangaviti lighthouse

Þrídrangaviti

Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse is an active lighthouse 7.2 kilometres off the southwest coast of Iceland, in the archipelago of Vestmannaeyjar. It is often described as one of the most isolated lighthouses in the world. Þrídrangar means "three rock pillars", referring to the three named sea stacks at that location: Stóridrangur, Þúfudrangur, and Klofadrangur. The lighthouse was commissioned on 5 July 1942. Icelandic lighthouse marking the coast for ships navigating treacherous waters. The roads to remote lighthouses can be rough - check conditions.

4 m tower