Yorke's Folly Car Park - Nidderdale
Nought Bank Road, Bewerley, North Yorkshire, HG3 5JA
This car park gives access to the nearby twin stone towers of Yorke’s Folly, featured in Discover Nidderdale’s Dark Skies promotion video as an excellent place to stargaze.
Weather forecast
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30/04/24
15° 3% -
30/04/24
11° 1% -
01/05/24
8° 14% -
01/05/24
8° 20%
Weather forecast for Pateley Bridge (1.2 miles away) updated 30/04/24 at 12:00.
Local light pollution
Yorke's Folly Car Park - Nidderdale 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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