Weardale Valley Railway - Stanhope Station
Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 2YS, North East England
Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.
Weather forecast
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07/06/26
16° 55% -
07/06/26
14° 53% -
07/06/26
13° 51% -
08/06/26
12° 57%
Weather forecast for Stanhope (0.5 miles away) updated 07/06/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Weardale Valley Railway - Stanhope Station is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Weardale Valley Railway - Stanhope Station
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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