Llyn y Dywarchen is located above the village of Drws y Coed in Dyffryn Nantlle, near Rhyd Ddu. It is a very popular fishing lake, and has a car park nearby. Location given special mention as a great stargazing location on Snowdonia National Park website.
Weather forecast
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27/04/24
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27/04/24
3° 5% -
28/04/24
2° 5% -
28/04/24
1° 3%
Weather forecast for Grib Nantlle (nantlle Ridge) Y Garn (0.7 miles away) updated 27/04/24 at 12:00.
Local light pollution
Llyn y Dywarchen 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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