Akureyri · Iceland
Grenivík pier
Small harbour village near the mouth of Eyjafjörður on its eastern shore. Visit North Iceland's Arctic Coast Way names the new pier as a northern lights place, with a view across the fjord to Hrísey.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- West and north-west over Eyjafjörður to Hrísey and the Tröllaskagi mountains; the mountains of the eastern shore rise to the north..
- Darkness
- Mostly dark sky, grade 2 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Some light from a village, houses or a road nearby.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 37 km by road from Akureyri (estimate), roughly 43 min by car.
- Parking
- Car park beside the harbour, next to the pier.
- Coordinates
- 65.9472, -18.1848 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
The pier edge is icy in winter and the water is deep: keep well back from the edge.
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 arcticcoastway.is.