Northern lights in Šiauliai tonight

The Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas) is a sacred pilgrimage site 12 km north of Šiauliai, with over 100,000 crosses of all sizes accumulated since the 19th century covering a small natural hill. The surrounding farmland is flat and dark with no settlement between the site and the horizon in any direction, and no lighting is installed at the site itself - a torch is needed to navigate safely. The sky faces north across the flat Lithuanian agricultural plain, and conditions throughout reach Bortle Class 3. A car park with toilets sits 200 m from the hill, and the site is accessible year-round at any hour.

The Šiauliai reservoir (Talšos tvenkinys) is a large artificial lake northwest of the city, and the north shore gives a water-facing north view across the reservoir surface toward open farmland. Šiauliai's light dome sits to the southeast and does not significantly affect the north-facing horizon from this position. A path runs along the shore giving several watching positions, and the reservoir is open at all hours with no barrier. Conditions from the water's edge reach Bortle Class 3-4.

Žagarė Regional Park in northern Lithuania protects the Švėtė river valley and surrounding farmland near the Latvian border, including one of Lithuania's oldest towns and open agricultural land with burial mounds and archaeological sites. The surrounding territory is sparsely populated and the park gives Bortle Class 3 throughout, with valley positions giving northward views across flat farmland toward Latvia. The park is less visited than the more famous Aukštaitija, giving reliable quiet dark sky. It is accessible by road from Šiauliai on Route 155 north.