Stargazing by location
Live night-sky conditions and stargazing guides for cities and dark-sky sites across the US — visible planets, ISS passes, aurora odds and the best months to observe.
- Acadia, Maine Bortle 3 · 1,530 ft
- Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), Wales Bortle 3 · 1,400 ft
- Big Bend, Texas Bortle 1 · 3,800 ft
- Brighton, East Sussex Bortle 7 · 80 ft
- Bryce Canyon, Utah Bortle 2 · 8,000 ft
- Cherry Springs, Pennsylvania Bortle 2 · 2,300 ft
- Dartmoor, Devon Bortle 3 · 1,400 ft
- Death Valley, California Bortle 2 · -190 ft
- Denver, Colorado Bortle 7 · 5,280 ft
- Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales Bortle 3 · 900 ft
- Exmoor, Somerset & Devon Bortle 3 · 1,300 ft
- Flagstaff, Arizona Bortle 4 · 6,909 ft
- Galloway Forest Park, Scotland Bortle 2 · 700 ft
- Grand Canyon, Arizona Bortle 2 · 6,800 ft
- Great Basin, Nevada Bortle 1 · 6,800 ft
- Isle of Skye, Scotland Bortle 2 · 200 ft
- Jodrell Bank, Cheshire Bortle 4 · 260 ft
- Joshua Tree, California Bortle 3 · 3,000 ft
- Kielder & Northumberland, Northumberland Bortle 2 · 656 ft
- Littlehampton, West Sussex Bortle 6 · 30 ft
- London, England Bortle 9 · 115 ft
- Mauna Kea, Hawaii Bortle 2 · 13,796 ft
- Miami, Florida Bortle 8 · 6 ft
- Portsmouth, Hampshire Bortle 8 · 16 ft
- Seattle, Washington Bortle 8 · 175 ft
- Torquay, Devon Bortle 6 · 50 ft