Norway
Northern lights in Harstad
6 viewing spots around Harstad, chosen for a dark sky and an open view. For each one: how dark it is, which way it looks, where to park and how to get there. Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
- Viewing spots
- 6
- Dark or very dark
- 2
- Magnetic latitude
- 66.4°
- Clearest dark month
- March 29 % of hours clear or partly clear
Which of these spots is clear tonight, and when? Aurora Atlas scores every spot hour by hour from the cloud forecast, darkness, the moon and live aurora activity, with road notices.
See tonight's live scores for Harstad in Aurora AtlasViewing spots
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Trondenes · Harstad
Headland just north of Harstad with the medieval Trondenes church, a quick escape from the town lights with water…
- Folkeparken · Harstad Harstad's natural forest park directly above the town, recommended by Nordnorge as an easy escape from the city lights…
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Elgsnes manor · Harstad
The red 18th-century manor at Elgsnes on the northern tip of Hinnøya; Nordnorge's Harstad guide calls it 'a lovely…
- Bremnes rest area · Kvæfjord Main rest area with a viewpoint on the coast road north-west of Harstad, on the way towards Elgsnes: a legal stop on…
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Tjeldsundbrua rest area · E10
New Statens vegvesen main rest area (built 2025, 44 car spaces) at the Tjeldsund bridge on the E10, about 20 km south…
- Kvitberget rest area · E10 Tjeldsund Rest area on the E10 in Tjeldsund, 7 km south-east of the Tjeldsund bridge.
Drive times are estimates from Harstad by straight-line distance, as the app estimates them before it knows your route; ferries and winter closures are not counted.