Reykjavík · Iceland
Perlan / Öskjuhlíð
Wooded hill inside the city whose height and trees lift you slightly above the street lighting; only worth it for strong displays.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open 360.
- 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 3 km by road from Reykjavík (estimate), roughly 3 min by car.
- Parking
- Perlan car park.
- Coordinates
- 64.1292, -21.9192 · 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 perlan.is.