Place type is Dark-Sky Community.
Dark-sky towns
Certified dark-sky communities
Certified communities are often the easiest way into dark-sky travel: real towns, local lighting commitments, and nearby services for visitors.
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Places to compare
Dark-sky communities where local lighting rules, access, and visitor services make the night sky easier to plan around.
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Antelope, Oregon
OR, United States
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Bee Cave
TX, United States
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Big Park / Village of Oak Creek, Arizona
AZ, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Bisbee, Arizona
AZ, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Bisei Town, Ibara City
Japan
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Blanco, Texas
TX, United States
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Bluff, Utah
UT, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Bon Accord, Alberta
Canada
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Borrego Springs, California
CA, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Camp Verde, Arizona
AZ, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Carrickalinga
Australia
Bortle 5Plan route
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Coll
United Kingdom
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Cottonwood, Arizona
AZ, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Crestone, Colorado
CO, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Dripping Springs, Texas
TX, United States
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Eiweiler Star Village
Germany
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Flagstaff, Arizona
AZ, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Fountain Hills, Arizona
AZ, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Fredericksburg, Texas
TX, United States
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Fulda, Hesse
Germany
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Gower National Landscape, Wales
United Kingdom
Bortle 5Plan route
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Groveland, Florida
FL, United States
Bortle 51 nearby stay
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Hawthorn Woods, Illinois
IL, United States
Bortle 5Plan route
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Helper, Utah
UT, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Homer Glen, Illinois
IL, United States
Bortle 5Plan route
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Horseshoe Bay, Texas
TX, United States
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Jonestown, Texas
TX, United States
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Julian, California
CA, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Ketchum, Idaho
ID, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Lakewood Village, Texas
TX, United States
Bortle 51 nearby stay
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Liberty Hill, Texas
TX, United States
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Moffat
United Kingdom
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Møn and Nyord
Denmark
Bortle 5Plan route
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Naseby, New Zealand
New Zealand
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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North Ronaldsay Dark Sky Island
United Kingdom
Bortle 5Plan route
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Norwood, Colorado
CO, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Nucla and Naturita, Colorado
CO, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Old Snowmass, Colorado
CO, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Pellworm Star Island
Germany
Bortle 51 nearby stay
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Presteigne & Norton Dark Sky Community, Wales
United Kingdom
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Ridgway, Colorado
CO, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Río Hurtado, Chile
Chile
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Sark, Channel Islands
Channel Islands
Bortle 5Plan route
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Sedona, Arizona
AZ, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Sisters, Oregon
OR, United States
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Sopotnia Wielka
Poland
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Spiekeroog Star Island
Germany
Bortle 51 nearby stay
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Springdale, Utah
UT, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Stärepark Pëtschent – Putscheid, Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Teton County
United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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The City of Moab, Utah
UT, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Thorington Street, Suffolk
United Kingdom
Bortle 51 nearby stay
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Torrey, Utah
UT, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Town of Breckenridge, Colorado
CO, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Town of Castle Valley, Utah
HC, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Town of Paonia, Colorado
CO, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Tubac, Arizona
AZ, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Westcliffe and Silver Cliff, Colorado
CO, United States
Bortle 53 nearby stays
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Wimberley Valley, Texas
TX, United States
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Winton Dark Sky Community
Australia
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Xichong, Shenzen
China
Bortle 52 nearby stays
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Apache Junction Municipal Complex
AZ, United States
Bortle 63 nearby stays
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ARTIS Park
Netherlands
Bortle 62 nearby stays
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Jackson Hole Airport
United States
Bortle 63 nearby stays
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Joya-La Barreta Ecological Park
Mexico
Bortle 6Plan route
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Minami-Rokuroshi
Japan
Bortle 63 nearby stays
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Observatory Park at Turner Farm
VA, United States
Bortle 61 nearby stay
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Palm Beach Headland
Australia
Bortle 63 nearby stays
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Palos Preserves
IL, United States
Bortle 6Plan route
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Parc du Mont-Bellevue
Canada
Bortle 63 nearby stays
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Saguaro National Park
AZ, United States
Bortle 63 nearby stays
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Shield Ranch Barton Creek
United States
Bortle 62 nearby stays
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Snow Canyon State Park
UT, United States
Bortle 63 nearby stays
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Stacy Park
MO, United States
Bortle 6Plan route
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Thousand Hills State Park
United States
Bortle 6Plan route
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Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
NM, United States
Bortle 63 nearby stays
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Fry Family Park
United States
Darkness unrated2 nearby stays
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Jelsa
Hvar Island, Croatia
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
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Beverly Shores, Indiana
United States
Darkness unratedPlan route
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Thunder Mountain Pootsee Nightsky
United States
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Timpanogos Cave National Monument
United States
Darkness unratedPlan route
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