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Sark, Channel Islands

Communities

Channel Islands

Sark, a Channel Island protectorate of the United Kingdom near the coast of Normandy, is Europe’s first International Dark …

January 28, 2015

Coll

Communities

U.K.

Coll lies among the Inner Hebrides about 10 km west of coastal Argyll and hosts just over 200 permanent …

January 28, 2015

Beverly Shores, Indiana

Communities

U.S.A.

Beverly Shores is situated on the shoreline of Lake Michigan east of the greater Chicago area. Indiana Dunes National …

January 28, 2015

Borrego Springs, California

Communities

U.S.A.

Located 88 miles northeast of San Diego in San Diego County, California, Borrego Springs has long been a haven …

January 28, 2015

Dripping Springs, Texas

Communities

U.S.A.

A formerly sleepy ranching town settled before the U.S. Civil War, Dripping Springs experienced massive growth in the last …

January 28, 2015

Flagstaff, Arizona

Communities

U.S.A.

Flagstaff is the world’s first International Dark Sky Place, receiving its designation in 2001. The city, home to Lowell …

January 28, 2015

Homer Glen, Illinois

Communities

U.S.A.

Homer Glen is a city of 25,000 people located thirty miles southwest of Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2001 as …

January 28, 2015

Sedona, Arizona

Communities

U.S.A.

The red rock scenery of Sedona has long been an iconic setting for Hollywood films about the American Old …

January 28, 2015

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (Brecon Beacons)

Reserves

U.K.

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (Brecon Beacons) is situated in a part of south Wales where sheep outnumber people 30 …

January 20, 2015

Pic du Midi

Reserves

France

Pic du Midi International Dark Sky Reserve – known as Réserve Internationale de Ciel Étoilé du Pic du Midi …

January 20, 2015

Kerry

Reserves

Ireland

Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve sits on the Iveragh Peninsula, home to nearly 4,000 residents, and incorporates approximately 700 …

January 20, 2015

Rhön

Reserves

Germany

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization established the Rhön Biosphere Reserve, also known as Biosphärenreservat Rhön, in …

January 20, 2015