Northern lights Perth tonight

Kinnoull Hill rises 222 m directly east of Perth above the Tay gorge. The summit and the Coronation Road ridge give clear northward views across the Tay flood plain toward Strathearn. Perth's light dome is behind to the west, and the valley ahead is largely unlit. The Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park paths to the summit are signed from the Jubilee car park on Corsiehill Road; the walk takes 20 minutes on a clear path. The cliff-top viewpoints give the best northern arc visibility, but the upper ridge south of the tower also has open sky. Bortle Class 3 from the summit. A good first-attempt site before driving further north.

Queen's View is a National Trust for Scotland car park on the south shore of Loch Tummel, 8 km west of Pitlochry on the B8019. The loch opens to the northwest through the Tay Forest Park, with no settlement visible in that direction. The Schiehallion massif blocks the southwest but the north and northwest horizons are open across the water. The NTS visitor centre closes at dusk; the car park remains accessible. Bortle Class 2 throughout the loch corridor. The position is 50 minutes from Perth via the A9 and Pitlochry - a straightforward drive that avoids any significant town once past Pitlochry.

Glen Lyon runs 50 km west into the Breadalbane hills, reached from Aberfeldy via the B846. The glen is Scotland's longest enclosed glen and has no large settlement beyond Fortingall at its eastern entrance. The valley floor is flat and grassy with the River Lyon running through it; any pull-in along the single-track road gives northward and overhead views with full Bortle Class 2 conditions. The glen's east-west orientation means the northern hillside forms a background rather than blocking the horizon - looking straight up gives the clearest sky access. Allow 1 hour from Perth; the road is single-track west of Bridge of Balgie, so drive carefully after dark.