All Dark Sky Places

Canyonlands National Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Canyonlands National Park preserves a series of canyons, mesas and other landforms the confluence of the Colorado River and …

August 31, 2015

Bon Accord, Alberta

Communities

Canada

The Town of Bon Accord is a municipality of 1,500 residents about 40 kilometers north of downtown Edmonton, Alberta, …

August 12, 2015

Gabriela Mistral

Sanctuaries

Chile

The Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy Observatory in Chile is the sole representative of 40 U.S. universities and …

August 9, 2015

Elan Valley Estate

Parks

U.K.

The Elan Valley of central Wales was purchased by the Birmingham Corporation in 1892 for the purpose of creating …

July 16, 2015

Staunton River State Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Staunton River State Park is a 971-hectare property situated squarely in the heart of southern Virginia, about 40 km …

July 2, 2015

De Boschplaat

Parks

Netherlands

De Boschplaat, a 40 square kilometer area the eastern side of the island of Terschelling, is a “Natura 2000” …

June 26, 2015

Geauga Observatory Park

Parks

U.S.A.

The idea for Observatory Park began with the donation of a 0.64-meter telescope and a small parcel of land. …

May 8, 2015

Zselic National Landscape Protection Area

Parks

Hungary

The Zselic Starry Sky Park at the Zselic National Landscape Protection Area began as a project between the Duna-Dráva …

April 27, 2015

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument

Parks

U.S.A.

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, established in 2000, consists of 42,000 hectares of land on the “Arizona Strip,” the portion …

April 27, 2015

Pickett CCC Memorial State Park & Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area

Parks

U.S.A.

Pickett-Pogue International Dark Sky Park is composed of 1,618 hectares of land jointly managed by the Tennessee Department of …

April 27, 2015

Oracle State Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Oracle State Park consists of 1,619 hectares of state-owned land just east of the unincorporated town of Oracle in …

April 27, 2015

Northumberland National Park and Kielder Water & Forest Park

Parks

U.K.

Once at the frontier of Roman Britain where Hadrianʼs Wall repelled Pictish invaders, Northumberland International Dark Sky Park now …

April 27, 2015