Akureyri · Iceland
Svalbarðseyri
Small lighthouse at the tip of the Svalbarðseyri spit, the quickest east-shore spot from Akureyri.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North up Eyjafjörður; Akureyri to the south-west.
- 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 8 km by road from Akureyri (estimate), roughly 10 min by car.
- Parking
- Village parking about 0.5 km away.
- Coordinates
- 65.7441, -18.0912 · 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.