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Castlehill Heritage Centre

Castlehill Heritage Centre

Castletown, Caithness, KW14 8TG

Best time to visit

Car park and regular location for stargazing events by Caithness Astronomy Group.

Castlehill Heritage Centre is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Location events organiser

Caithness Astronomy Group

Caithness Astronomy Group organises events at this location

Please contact Caithness Astronomy Group directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.spanglefish.com/caithnessastronomygroup
Facebook: Caithness Astronomy Group

Weather forecast

  • 24/01/22

    4° 1%

  • 24/01/22

    3° 5%

  • 25/01/22

    4° 44%

  • 25/01/22

    5° 75%

Weather forecast for Dunnet Bay - Murkle Bay/dunnet (beach) (1.2 miles away) updated 24/01/22 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

Castlehill Heritage Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Castlehill Heritage Centre

Best time to visit

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 17:52 to 00:41
Dark for 6h 48m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 17:53 to 02:15
Dark for 8h 21m

Wed 26th Jan

Third Quarter
45% illuminated
Dark from 17:55 to 03:54
Dark for 9h 58m

Thu 27th Jan

Third Quarter
34% illuminated
Dark from 17:57 to 05:35
Dark for 11h 37m

Fri 28th Jan

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 17:59 to 06:51
Dark for 12h 51m

Sat 29th Jan

Waning Crescent
14% illuminated
Dark from 18:01 to 06:49
Dark for 12h 47m

Sun 30th Jan

Waning Crescent
7% illuminated
Dark from 18:03 to 06:48
Dark for 12h 44m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

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