Where is a good place in Southern Ontario to see the Northern Lights?
A. The Northern Lights are truly a beautiful phenomenon, however, they are elusive and unpredictable. I have found that the best time to see them is late at night, and from a place where there are no city lights – out in farm country is best. Sometimes they are visible for a short time, maybe 20 or 30 minutes, and other times I have watched them for a couple of hours. The experts say that they are connected with sun spot activity, so perhaps if you read or hear on the news that there is high sun spot activity, you could go outside if the weather is clear, keep away from street lights or the light from a town or city, and face North, and watch, if you are lucky you may see them. The farther north you are, the more likely you are to see the Lights – we do see them here occasionally right across Southern Ontario, but I have seen them more often in North Bay, Ontario, and also farther north in Timmins and Sudbury, Ontario. They are also visible often from the northern US states.
