North Cape · Norway
Skipsfjorden · Seibukta lay-by
Quiet bay on the E69 a short drive from Honningsvåg, recommended by locals; the lay-by at Seibukta gives a dark place to stop without heading for the cape.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Over the bay; open to the north-west.
- 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
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 5 km by road from the middle of North Cape (estimate), roughly 5 min by car.
- Parking
- Lay-by beside the E69.
- Coordinates
- 71.0100, 25.9090 · 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 visitnorway.com.