Luleå · Sweden
Gültzauudden
Park on a point by the water close to the city centre; the bay opens the view, but city light is strong.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open over the bay to the north and west.
- Darkness
- Some light pollution, grade 3 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Glow from a nearby town; bright aurora is easy to see, faint aurora is washed out.
- 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 1 km by road from Luleå (estimate), roughly 1 min by car.
- Coordinates
- 65.5880, 22.1400 · 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 Sweden before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from aurora-nights.co.uk.