Stand in the right place

121 Iceland photo locations with exact coordinates — and, for every one, when the light and the aurora actually work.

Iceland Photo Map is a set of 121 photography locations across Iceland, each with exact coordinates and a light and aurora profile calculated from where it stands. The waypoints load straight into Google Maps, Gaia GPS, or Garmin and keep working where Iceland has no signal.

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The catalog

Every location, at its real position

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Every pin above is free to browse, and the coordinates are in the open dataset. What Iceland Complete adds is the timing: for all 121 locations, the light window month by month, the sun bearings, and which nights are dark enough for aurora — plus parking and field notes for the spots I have shot myself. All of it as files that import straight into your phone.

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Landscape KML and GPX Maps

Photo by Gian-Reto Tarnutzer

Purchase and Download KML, GPX and GeoJson Iceland Landscape maps

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Iceland is one of the most desired destinations for Landscape photographers. Whether you are visiting it in summer or in the winter the Landscape changes dramatically and offers a photographer many opportunities to capture a perfect shot.
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Waterfall KML and GPX Maps

Photo by Gianluca Bei

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Plan 43 curated waterfall photo stops across Iceland, from Skogafoss and Seljalandsfoss to Dettifoss, Godafoss, Gullfoss, Glymur, Dynjandi, and smaller cascades that are easy to miss without GPS context.
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Lighthouse KML and GPX Maps

Photo by Michel Catalisano

Purchase and Download KML, GPX and GeoJson Iceland Lighthouse maps

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Lighthouses are one of the more elusive objects coveted by many photographers. Plan 13 coastal towers from Grótta and Akranes to Hvalnes, Súgandiseyjarviti, and Hraunhafnartangi with access notes for gravel roads, hikes, and summer-only detours.
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Church KML and GPX Maps

Photo by Cassidy Kelley

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Churches are one of the national treasures of Iceland. There are some that are very old and were built in the days of the Vikings. Others are modern and were built only a few years ago.
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Birds KML and GPX Maps

Photo by Wynand van Poortvliet

Purchase and Download KML, GPX and GeoJson Iceland Birds maps

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Puffins are cute little birds that are about 10–12 inches (25–30 cm) long. They have bright orange-and-grey beaks and orange feet which makes them a very interesting photography subject. Iceland hosts as many as 10 million of them each summer — roughly 60% of the world's Atlantic puffins.
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Best value

One bundle, every region

Skip the mental math. The complete set covers every category — waterfalls, lighthouses, churches, landscape viewpoints, and puffin colonies — including the puffin sites, which are no longer sold on their own.

Buying each individually
Waterfall$19
Landscape$19
Lighthouse$19
Church$19
Total$76
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Before you buy

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about formats, offline use, and which map fits your trip.

  • A library of photographer-curated GPS map files for Iceland. Every location is hand-picked as a photography viewpoint and shipped as KML, GPX, and GeoJSON files you can load into your phone, GPS device, or laptop and use offline.
  • If you're doing a single-subject trip (only waterfalls, only lighthouses, etc.) buy the matching category. If your trip covers two or more subjects — most Ring Road and 7+ day itineraries do — the All Maps bundle is cheaper than buying two individual maps.
  • Yes — that's the point. Once imported into Google My Maps, Gaia GPS, Google Earth, Garmin, or Maps.me, the waypoints live on your device and don't need cell service. Iceland's coverage is patchy outside the Ring Road, so offline is non-negotiable for the highlands, F-roads, and Westfjords.
  • Yes. We have step-by-step guides for Google Maps, Google Earth, and Gaia GPS. The files are standard formats — they also work in Garmin BaseCamp, Maps.me, OsmAnd, Locus Map, AllTrails, and any other app that accepts KML or GPX.
  • Yes. Pay once and download immediately. No subscription. Personal-use license covers your phone, a backup phone, a tablet, a GPS handheld, and a laptop.
  • Printed maps don't load into your phone, can't be searched, can't run on a GPS device, and can't update when locations change. Our files are designed to live in the apps you're already using — and to work where the road ends and the signal drops.

GPS Maps for Iceland Photography: Plan, Navigate, Shoot Offline

Iceland Photo Map sells GPS map files — KML, GPX, and GeoJSON — for 120+ Iceland photography locations across waterfalls, landscapes, lighthouses, churches, and bird colonies. Buy one category, buy the All Maps bundle, or start with the free sample. Maps load into Google My Maps, Gaia GPS, Garmin, and most phone navigation apps for offline use on the road.

Iceland Photo Map is a photographer-curated catalog of 120+ locations across the South Coast, Snaefellsnes, the Westfjords, North Iceland, and the Highlands — covering Skogafoss, Seljalandsfoss, Glymur, Kirkjufell, Stokksnes, Diamond Beach, Latrabjarg, and dozens of lesser-known cascades, lighthouses, and turf churches. Every waypoint ships as KML, GPX, and GeoJSON so it loads into Google My Maps, Gaia GPS, Garmin, or your phone for offline use when cell coverage drops.

What you get when you buy a map

  • Precise GPS coordinates for every photo location, with distance from Reykjavik and the access road type.
  • Season notes so you can skip puffin sites in the wrong month and aurora foregrounds in the white-night window.
  • Three file formats — KML, GPX, GeoJSON — that work in every common GPS app, GPS device, and mapping tool.
  • Free sample file with three locations so you can verify the format works on your device before buying.

Free planning tools

You don't have to buy a map to start planning. The free itinerary builder generates a day-by-day photography route from the same catalog, the Iceland by the numbers atlas breaks the locations down by region and season, the open CC-BY dataset ships every location as a CSV, and the Lighthouse Challenge turns the lighthouse map into a structured trip.

Pick a starting category

Most photographers start with a single category map — waterfalls for South Coast trips, landscapes for the Ring Road, lighthouses for the Reykjanes and Snaefellsnes coasts, churches for cultural stops between landscape locations, and bird sites for the puffin window in summer. If you're covering more than one subject, the All Maps bundle is cheaper than buying two single maps.