Tana · Norway
Sirdagoppi rest area · E6 Karlebotn
Rest area with toilets on the E6 at Karlebotn (Nesseby), on the inner Varangerfjord between Varangerbotn and Kirkenes.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open to the north: the land rises to about 1° at most, lowest towards the east-north-east..
- 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 25 km by road from the middle of Tana (estimate), roughly 28 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area with toilets; room for about 20 cars.
- Coordinates
- 70.1022, 28.6306 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
E6 traffic: park inside the rest area.
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.