By State / GeorgiaDark sky parks in Georgia One certified place protects Georgia's night.
Alabama Florida South Carolina Tennessee Okefenokee State Park: Dark Okefenokee State Park The pin opens the place.Outlines: U.S. Census Bureau (public domain). Dark Sky Park Certified 2016
Dark. Dark enough to see the Milky Way overhead on a clear night, though glow from nearby towns washes out the sky near the horizon. (Bortle 4, an estimate.)
The next stretch of moonless evenings is Nov 6–12 Dec 5–11 Jan 3–9 Feb 2–8 Mar 3–9 Apr 2–8 May 2–7 Jun 1–5 Jul 1–6 Jul 31–Aug 5 Aug 29–Sep 3 Sep 27–Oct 3
Nearest town Folkston · about 20 mi
Stays nearby None listed yet
Milky Way core season Early Feb to late Oct How dark, when to go, where to stay →
A town has at least 250 people and a grocery store on the map; distances are straight lines, so the drive is longer (how ). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors , ODbL.
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