Bodø · Norway
Kjerringøy
Coastal peninsula about 40 minutes north of Bodø with its old trading post, sandy bays and very little light; a calm place to wait for the aurora.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North and west over the sea and skerries.
- 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 38 km by road from Bodø (estimate), roughly 44 min by car.
- Parking
- Car park at the old trading post.
- Coordinates
- 67.5210, 14.7600 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
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 Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from nordnorge.com.