Sauðárkrókur (8km)
Supermarket, Post office, Pharmacy, Hospital, Liquor store, Swimming pool, Museum, Restaurant, Sútrans
Hólar (35km)
An old mitre, University of tourism science, horse science and fish science, the traditionally horsemuseum, little swimmingpool and a brewery, a lot of hikingtrails and the "horse village"
Hófsós (5km)
little village with a wunderfull swimming pool, with view over the sea and the emigration museum
Varmahlíð (35km)
Swimmingpool, especially nice for kids, big woolstore
Glaumbær (25km)
Riverrafting (46km)
Grettigslaug (30km)
natural hot pot, "Drangeyjaferðir" with a little boat you can drive from the Grettislaug to the island Drangey, there are a lot of birds (also puffins)
Skiing Tindastóll (30 km)
Blönduós
Swimming pool, salmon museum, ice floe museum
Akureyri (120km)
"Capital of the north", Shopping opportunities, Museum, Hiking possibilities, Whalewatching ...
Hvammstangi (110km)
Sealwatching
Skagafjörður
general