Bodø · Norway
Tranøy lighthouse car park · Hamarøy
Car park at Tranøy lighthouse at the northern tip of Hamarøy. Visit Bodø: 'At the northern tip of Hamarøy, you'll find Tranøy Lighthouse...one of the most atmospheric places'.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open to the north: the land rises to about 2° at most, lowest towards the west-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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 141 km by road from Bodø (estimate), roughly 2 h 42 by car.
- Parking
- Car park on the gravel Tranøyveien, 280 m from the lighthouse.
- Coordinates
- 68.1836, 15.6053 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Gravel road. Use only the public car park, not the café's.
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.