Snæfellsnes · Iceland
Súgandisey · Stykkishólmur
Basalt island with a lighthouse linked to Stykkishólmur harbour by a causeway.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North over Breiðafjörður and its islands.
- 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 38 km by road from the middle of Snæfellsnes (estimate), roughly 44 min by car.
- Parking
- Harbour parking.
- Coordinates
- 65.0782, -22.7234 · 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 openstreetmap.org.