Akureyri · Iceland
Arctic Henge (Heimskautsgerðið) · Raufarhöfn
Free car park below the Arctic Henge, a basalt monument aligned to the sun and stars on the hill above Raufarhöfn, near the Arctic Circle.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North over open moor and the Arctic Ocean; the stone gates frame the cardinal directions..
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 161 km by road from Akureyri (estimate), roughly 3 h 06 by car.
- Parking
- Free car park 200 m from the monument; a short track to drive up, or you can walk.
- Coordinates
- 66.4608, -15.9604 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Remote; road 85/874 can close in storms (umferdin.is).
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Iceland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.