Kirkjubæjarklaustur is the only place between Vík and Höfn which offers services, which includes a fuel station, a bank, a post office and a supermarket.

Nearby tourist attractions include the Laki craters, the Eldgjá and Skaftafell, all in Vatnajökull National Park.

[citation needed] The Systrastapi [ˈsɪstraˌstaːpɪ] (sister's rock) is where two of the convent's nuns were buried after being burned at the stake.

One of the nuns was accused of selling her soul to the Devil, carrying Communion bread outside the church, and having carnal knowledge with men; the other was charged with speaking blasphemously of the Pope.

The pastor of the local church and dean of Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Jón Steingrímsson [is] (1728 – 1791), delivered what became known as the "Fire Sermon" (eldmessu [ˈɛltˌmɛsːʏ]) on July 20, 1783.

[3] Kirkjubæjarklaustur has a subarctic climate according to the koppen-geiger classification with warm, short summers and long, mild winters.