Snæfellsnes · Iceland

Súgandisey · Stykkishólmur

Basalt island with a lighthouse linked to Stykkishólmur harbour by a causeway.

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“Stykkishólmur (20421964730)” by David Lee from Redmond, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View: North over Breiðafjörður and its islands.
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 38 km by road from the middle of Snæfellsnes (estimate), roughly 44 min by car.
Parking: Harbour parking.
Coordinates: 65.0782, -22.7234 · 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 openstreetmap.org.