I am willing to drive up to 12 hours +/- each way to go and see the northern lights, can anyone reccomend any areas where I could see the aurora borealis in all it's glory?|||One good place to drive to is Caledon Ontario, which is about 50km from Oakville.
Check out the source link I posted below.
Although the photos taken from that location appear to be close to the horizon, to see the aurora borealis higher in the sky, you should drive northwest through Ontario towards Winnepeg Manitoba, or drive northward towards Hudson Bay.
TIPS FOR THE BEST VIEWING
1) The closer you are to the earth's magnetic poles, the more spectaculor the show of lights will be. The north magnetic pole is near Ellesmere Island in northern Canada (north of the Hudson Bay and west of Greenland).
2) Choose an area that is far away from city light pollution. Large lake areas have little obstructions around such as trees to block your view.
3) Choose a time when the moon is not visible, such as during a new moon or after the moon has set below the horizon.|||Drive north for twelve hours and see where you are. The northern lights aren't always visible, no matter how far north you go, so check the geo-magnetic activity and/or sunspot activity etc. before embarking on a journey to make sure you'll see them. They can be seen (and heard) in Region of Peel, but it was a long time ago when I've seen them around here. Most interesting display I've seen was on Manitoulin Island during the summer and the lights were green and blue (I've only seen them white around Region of Peel).
Another Yahoo! Answers thread: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?鈥?/a>
http://www.gedds.alaska.edu/AuroraForeca鈥?/a>
The activity has to be really strong to see them within the GTA now.
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