Bodø · Norway
Ravik car park · Sandhornøy
Unpaved car park beside Sandhornøyveien (Fv7438) at Ravik on Sandhornøy, Gildeskål. Visit Bodø names Sandhornøy as a northern-lights place (bridge-connected, about 1.5 h from Bodø).
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Partly open to the north: the land rises to about 9° at most, lowest towards 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 26 km by road from Bodø (estimate), roughly 30 min by car.
- Parking
- Unpaved car park; the island's rest area is closed when snow-covered, so use this one.
- Coordinates
- 67.1220, 14.1556 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Slides have closed the Fv7438 nearby: check road status after snowfall or heavy rain.
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 openstreetmap.org.