Car park located high upon the moors used by walkers by day and great for stargazing at night. It’s proximity to the road may mean the odd passing car’s headlights might cause a little annoyance! However this is offset by there being a pub about a mile up the road!
Weather forecast
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27/04/24
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27/04/24
5° 5% -
28/04/24
5° 20% -
28/04/24
6° 55%
Weather forecast for Low Mill (2.5 miles away) updated 27/04/24 at 16:00.
Local light pollution
Blakey Ridge Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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