Akureyri live webcam – Vaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west
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What the Akureyri live webcam shows
This Akureyri live webcam looks at road and weather conditions on Vaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west in Akureyri. Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) operates it, an official source. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Vegagerðin. The camera points west. It looks toward the sunset, today at 6:14 PM local time. Vegagerðin's own caption: "Vaðlaheiði vestur til Eyjafjarðar." Drivers use it to see traffic, weather and the road surface before a trip.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- vadlaheidargong_2
- Operator
- Vegagerðin
- Station ID
- 7161
- Station
- Vaðlaheiðargöng - vestur
- Road number
- 1
- Road name
- Hringvegur
- Looking
- West
- View (local description)
- Vaðlaheiði vestur til Eyjafjarðar
- Image updates
- Every 10 min
- Video format
- Still image (JPEG)
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- Data source
- Vegagerðin road webcams (Iceland)
- Working, last 7 days
- Not enough checks yet
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Where this Akureyri live webcam is
Akureyri is a town in Iceland with about 19,000 people. The camera is about 1.9 km from the center. Akureyri keeps Atlantic/Reykjavik time (UTC at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Akureyri is the largest town in Iceland outside the capital region, a fishing and university town of about 20,000 people at the head of Eyjafjörður, the country's longest fjord. It lies in the north, about a hundred kilometers south of the Arctic Circle and roughly 390 kilometers from Reykjavík by road. Mountains shelter the town, which gives it a relatively mild climate for its latitude and allows a botanical garden…
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Live cameras near Akureyri
WorkingStill imageVaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west
WorkingStill imageLónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 3
WorkingStill imageLónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 1
WorkingStill imageLónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 2
WorkingStill imageVaðlaheiðargöng - austur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking east
WorkingStill imageVaðlaheiðargöng - austur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking eastThe nearest other cameras are Vaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west (0.0 km), Lónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 3 (4.5 km) and Lónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 1 (4.5 km).
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Questions about Vaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west
Can I watch Vaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west live right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Vegagerðin.
Who operates the Vaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west camera?
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) runs this camera. It is an official source. Its images are shared under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About Vegagerðin Watch at the source
Where is the Vaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west camera?
It is about 1.9 km from the center of Akureyri, Iceland. It watches Road 1. Coordinates: 65.694, -18.054. All cameras in Akureyri
What time is it at the camera, and is it day or night?
Akureyri is in the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:45 AM and sets at 6:14 PM there.
Can I see other cameras nearby?
Yes: 16 other cameras are within 25 km of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
Does this camera record speeding or issue tickets?
No. It is a traffic-monitoring camera that Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) uses to watch traffic, weather and road conditions; LiveLocation does not show enforcement cameras. To report a problem on the road, contact Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration); if the camera itself is broken here, tell us. Road agency website Report this camera
What do the sensors at Vaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west show?
The latest readings from the provider: Air: 3.4 °C / 38.1 °F; Wind: 3 km/h / 2 mph from the S, gusts 7 km/h / 4 mph; Humidity: 74 %. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.