Bodø · Norway
Kjellingstraumen rest area · Fv17
Main rest area with toilets on the Fv17 coastal route (Nordfjorden) at Ytre Kjelling, Gildeskål, by the Kjellingstraumen bridge.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Partly open to the north: the land rises to about 6° at most, lowest towards the 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 29 km by road from Bodø (estimate), roughly 33 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area with toilets, maintained by the county; room for about 6 cars.
- Coordinates
- 67.0774, 14.2911 · 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.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.