Telegrafbukta

Why it works for the aurora

View

North.

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 3 km by road from Tromsø, roughly 4 min by car.

Parking

Folkeparken.

Bus or train

Nearest stop: Telegrafbukta, Sydspissen.

Coordinates

69.6321, 18.9065 · 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.