All Dark Sky Places

Niue

Sanctuaries

Niue

2020 International Dark Sky Sanctuary Alofi Niue Mr. Richard Sommerville-Ryan Website 259 km2 Application Press Release Annual Reports The …

March 7, 2020

Niue

Communities

Niue

The world’s smallest self-governing microstate by population, Niue sits alone in the Pacific Ocean, with the nearest land being …

March 7, 2020

Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Located in the State of Michigan, Dr. T.K. Lawless Park (Lawless Park) is nestled within Cass County, in the …

January 15, 2020

Alpes Azur Mercantour

Reserves

France

Located at the South-West end of the Alps, where the mountains plunge to the Mediterranean Sea, the Alpes Azur …

January 2, 2020

El Morro National Monument

Parks

U.S.A.

El Morro National Monument (El Morro) was created in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt in order to protect Inscription …

December 17, 2019

Cottonwood, Arizona

Communities

U.S.A.

Cottonwood was incorporated in November 1960 and has grown from a small farming community to the Verde Valley’s population …

December 5, 2019

Vrani kamen

Parks

Croatia

The etymology of the Vrani Kamenname indicates its origin in the Proto-Slavic word vorn, over the Russian and Lithuanian …

November 20, 2019

River Murray

Reserves

Australia

The River Murray Dark Sky Reserve is an area of more than 3,200 square kilometers that sits entirely within …

November 7, 2019

Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge

Urban Places

U.S.A.

Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in New Mexico managed by the United States Fish …

October 25, 2019

Cranborne Chase

Reserves

U.K.

The Cranborne Chase National Landscape is a chalk plateau in central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire, and …

October 17, 2019

Fort Union National Monument

Parks

U.S.A.

Fort Union National Monument is located north of Watrous in Mora County, New Mexico. The monument was founded on …

September 4, 2019

Bryce Canyon National Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Bryce Canyon National Park, a sprawling reserve in southern Utah, is known for crimson-colored “hoodoos,” which are spire-shaped rock …

August 13, 2019