Harstad · Norway
Kvitberget rest area · E10 Tjeldsund
Rest area on the E10 in Tjeldsund, 7 km south-east of the Tjeldsund bridge.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Partly open to the north: the land rises to about 7° at most, lowest towards the north-west..
- 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 33 km by road from Harstad (estimate), roughly 38 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area; room for about 10 cars.
- Coordinates
- 68.5662, 16.6642 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
E10 traffic: park inside the rest area.
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.