This excellent stargazing car park set in the heart of Dartmoor National Park offers access to the nearby reservoir by day and amazing dark starry skies at night!
Weather forecast
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27/04/24
8° 10% -
27/04/24
6° 54% -
28/04/24
6° 51% -
28/04/24
6° 21%
Weather forecast for Venford Reservoir (0.3 miles away) updated 27/04/24 at 20:01.
Local light pollution
Venford Reservoir - Dartmoor 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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