Reykjavík · Iceland
Hvaleyrarvatn
Small tree-sheltered lake just south of Hafnarfjörður with a car park on its west side and a shore path, darker than the city but with town glow on the northern horizon.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Overhead; Hafnarfjörður glow to 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 15 km by road from Reykjavík (estimate), roughly 17 min by car.
- Parking
- Car park west of the lake.
- Coordinates
- 64.0389, -21.9209 · 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 guidetoiceland.is.