TOTALITY
1m 48s
10-yr Aug 12
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About
A historic 1887 stone church on the open south coast of the Reykjanes peninsula, set in dramatic dunes and lava flats with completely unobstructed views to the south and west. The poet Hallgrímur Pétursson served as pastor here in the 1640s — his daughter Steinunn's tombstone stands inside. The exposed coastal setting offers a clean western ocean horizon — exactly the direction of the eclipse sun at totality. About 5 km south of Sandgerði and 15–20 minutes from Keflavík Airport.
Contact times · UTC
C1Partial begins16:47:11
C2Totality begins17:48:08
MAXMaximum17:49:02
C3Totality ends17:49:56
C4Partial ends18:46:11
Logistics
ParkingSmall free parking area at the church. Paved access road via Route 44 from Sandgerði.
ServicesNone nearby
SignalVodafone 4G · strong
TerrainGrassy churchyard with gravel paths. Open coastal flatlands with sand dunes and lava plain to the south and west — completely unobstructed western horizon.
AccessDrive-up