North Cape · Norway
Snefjord rest area · Fv889
Small rest area at Snefjord on Fv889 (Måsøy), on the Havøysund road (Norwegian Scenic Route Havøysund).
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open to the north: the land rises to about 4° at most, lowest towards the north-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 68 km by road from the middle of North Cape (estimate), roughly 1 h 18 by car.
- Parking
- Rest area; room for about 3 cars.
- Coordinates
- 70.7874, 24.6062 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
The road towards Havøysund is convoyed in bad weather: do not continue north outside convoy times.
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.