Reykjavík · Iceland
Garðskagi lighthouses
Headland at the northern tip of the Reykjanes peninsula with two lighthouses and an unbroken sea horizon to the north, outside the Grindavík eruption area.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North (open sea).
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- 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 46 km by road from Reykjavík (estimate), roughly 53 min by car.
- Parking
- Car park and campsite at the lighthouses.
- Coordinates
- 64.0820, -22.6899 · 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 Iceland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from visitreykjanes.is.