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Map of Álfaborg
Álfaborg is in East Iceland at 65.5221°N, 13.8076°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation
- 41 m above sea level
Getting there
- Road 947 (Álfaborg)
Off the main road
- 0.8 km from Route 94
Nearest town
- Bakkagerði — 0.5 km away
Distance from Reykjavík
- 414 km in a straight line
What else is close
- 105 mapped places within 20 km
Álfaborg weather and conditions
At Álfaborg in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 07:15 (Iceland time): 6°C (feels like 1°C), overcast, wind 6 m/s gusting to 9 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 52 m (sunrise 05:30, sunset 20:22). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 07:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
Cars & campers
Tours near Álfaborg
Photos & videos
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Svartfell3 km
- 2Hofstrandarskarð3 km
- 3Hrafnatindur3 km
- 4Mælir3 km
- 5Geitavíkurþúfa4 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in East Iceland.

A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
Vestdalsfossar is a series of waterfalls on the Vestdalsá river in Vestdalur, a nature…
Hot Springs
Swimming_pool hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Public_bath hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Campsites
Peaceful, off-the-beaten-path and clean. Close to the Puffin Marina and world-class…
The camp site at Seyðisfjörður is well located close to the center of town with all…
The camp site is next to Hotel Svartiskógur in a great location in eastern Iceland.
East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…
Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 279.7 kr/L petrol
Tours
Starting the excursion, we drive from Eskifjörður along mountain treks over into long abandoned fjords where we get a look into…
Step off the beaten track and onto ancient ice with our Crystal Blue Ice Glacier Hike — a half-day glacier adventure that brings…
Set out on a 3-hour guided glacier hike on Breiðamerkurjökull, an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull.
Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · Schorle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
VegagerðinVisitor access & practical facts
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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