By State / KentuckyDark sky parks in Kentucky One certified place protects Kentucky's night, with 3 stays listed nearby.
Illinois Indiana Ohio Tennessee Mammoth Cave National Park: Some light pollution Mammoth Cave National Park The pin opens the place.Outlines: U.S. Census Bureau (public domain). Dark Sky Park Certified 2021 · free entry
The world's longest known cave system by day and a Dark Sky Park by night, with open fields by the visitor center for looking up.
Some light pollution. The Milky Way is hard to make out here, though the main constellations and bright planets are easy to find. (Bortle 5–6, an estimate.)
The next stretch of moonless evenings is Nov 6–12 Dec 5–11 Jan 3–9 Feb 1–8 Mar 3–9 Apr 1–8 May 1–7 Jun 1–6 Jul 1–6 Jul 31–Aug 6 Aug 29–Sep 4 Sep 27–Oct 3
Nearest town Cave City · about 9 mi
Stays nearby 3 listed
Milky Way core season Mid Feb to mid 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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