Tromsø · Norway
Sandvika Beach
Wide beach near Sommarøy with open sky views.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Sandvika Beach in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Northwest.
- 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
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 55 km by road from Tromsø, roughly 48 min by car.
- Parking
- Beach access parking nearby; avoid soft shoulder parking.
- Coordinates
- 69.6138, 18.0937 · 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 Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.