Aurora Borealis in Hillcrest Village
Canada · 43.80°, -79.35° · geomagnetic 53.1° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Hillcrest Village
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Hillcrest Village needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 5.0. Short of the threshold, which is what most nights look like here.
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Updated 2026-09-08 10:35 UTC
Local aurora guide for Hillcrest Village
Hillcrest Village is at a geomagnetic latitude of 53.1°.
Auroras visible at Kp 7 occur approximately 3.2 nights per year near Hillcrest Village.
The record span for these observations is from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing near Hillcrest Village are May, September, and August.
Hillcrest Village experiences Bortle 8 light pollution.
A Bortle 4 sky is available 69 km to the east, and a Bortle 5 sky is 50 km north near Georgina.
Nearby terrain includes Heise Hill to the north, Canada's Wonderland to the west-north-west, Philips Lake to the north-north-west, Bond Lake to the north-north-west, and Dicksons Hill to the north-north-east.
Heise Hill is a hill located 14.5 km north of Hillcrest Village.
Canada's Wonderland is a park situated 15.6 km west-north-west of Hillcrest Village.
Philips Lake is a lake 15.8 km north-north-west of Hillcrest Village, and Bond Lake is a lake 16.1 km north-north-west of Hillcrest Village. Dicksons Hill is a hill 17.1 km north-north-east of Hillcrest Village.
There have been 63 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Hillcrest Village between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The period of record for viable aurora nights is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Notable qualifying nights include March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67), November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33), and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).
Sources: Revon location dataset · Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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