This National Trust car park within the Slindon Estate offers easy access onto the South Downs Way. It is a free car park with surrounding vistas making it ideal for stargazing. The location can be accessed through the village of Bignor via the southbound “no through road”. Nominated as a Dark Sky Discovery Site by South Downs National Park.
Weather forecast
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02/05/24
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03/05/24
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03/05/24
8° 15%
Weather forecast for Littleton Down (2.2 miles away) updated 02/05/24 at 20:01.
Local light pollution
Bignor Hill Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Best time to visit
The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing. See our dark sky calendar for more details.
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If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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