Senja · Norway
Gryllefjord village car park
Public car park in the fishing village of Gryllefjord on Senja's west coast, facing out to sea.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- West out of Gryllefjorden towards Andfjorden and the open sea; mountains block 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
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 49 km by road from the middle of Senja (estimate), roughly 57 min by car.
- Parking
- Free car park.
- Coordinates
- 69.3632, 17.0529 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
The road between Gryllefjord and Torsken is avalanche-exposed and has been closed in storms: check vegvesen.no/trafikk before driving. Harbour quays are icy.
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.