Bodø · Norway
Mjelle beach
Sandy beach about half an hour’s drive north-east of Bodø, facing the open sea and well away from the town lights.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North-west over the sea.
- 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 22 km by road from Bodø (estimate), roughly 25 min by car.
- Parking
- Car park at the end of the road, then a walk of about 20 minutes to the beach.
- Coordinates
- 67.4095, 14.6290 · 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 visitbodo.com.