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Lakes under the stars

171 lakes from Lakeyas under dark skies, where the stars reflect on calm nights.

2Bortle92lakeLake NasserEgyptEgypt21.86 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr, Sep–Nov2Bortle90lakeMono LakeUnited StatesUnited States21.82 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct2Bortle90lakeTiticacaBoliviaBolivia21.88 mag/arcsec² · May–Aug2Bortle90lakeLake TanaEthiopiaEthiopia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Mar1Bortle90lakeYamdrok LakeChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle90lakeLake AmadeusAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep2Bortle90lakeLake KaribaZambiaZambia21.87 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle89lakeLake BangweuluZambiaZambia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Sep1Bortle89lakeLake AbbeEthiopiaEthiopia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Mar, Oct–Dec1Bortle89lakeDilolo LakeAngolaAngola21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Aug1Bortle89lakeRukwa LakeTanzaniaTanzania21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Sep1Bortle88lakeKati Thanda–Lake EyreAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep2Bortle88lakeCahora Bassa ReservoirMozambiqueMozambique21.88 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Sep2Bortle88lakeLake ChiutaMalawiMalawi21.88 mag/arcsec² · May–Jun, Aug–Sep1Bortle88lakeLake ChadChadChad21.89 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Feb2Bortle88lakeSabkhat al-JabbulSyriaSyria21.71 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Sep2Bortle88lakeEuphrates LakeSyriaSyria21.76 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Sep2Bortle88lakeCrater LakeUnited StatesUnited States21.86 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Oct1Bortle88lakeLake TorrensAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep1Bortle88lakeNamtsoChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Dec1Bortle88lakeLake MweruDR CongoDR Congo21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Aug1Bortle88lakeLake DéboMaliMali21.90 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr, Oct–Nov1Bortle87lakeLake MalawiTanzaniaTanzania21.89 mag/arcsec² · Jun, Aug–Sep2Bortle87lakeLake AssalDjiboutiDjibouti21.86 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr, Oct–Nov2Bortle87lakeLake JunínPeruPeru21.87 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Aug1Bortle87lakeLake FitriChadChad21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Feb, Oct–Nov2Bortle87lakeLake BamBurkina FasoBurkina Faso21.87 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Feb1Bortle87lakeQinghai LakeChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Dec2Bortle87lakeLake ChilwaMalawiMalawi21.86 mag/arcsec² · May–Jun, Aug–Sep2Bortle86lakeLake KompiengaBurkina FasoBurkina Faso21.88 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Feb1Bortle86lakeKainji LakeNigeriaNigeria21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Feb1Bortle86lakeYellowstone LakeUnited StatesUnited States21.89 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Sep2Bortle86lakeAydar LakeUzbekistanUzbekistan21.83 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Sep1Bortle86lakeSarygamysh LakeUzbekistanUzbekistan21.89 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Oct1Bortle85lakeLake TanganyikaZambiaZambia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Aug2Bortle85lakeChott MelrhirAlgeriaAlgeria21.74 mag/arcsec² · Aug, Nov–Feb2Bortle85lakeHeaven LakeChinaChina21.88 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb1Bortle85lakeZorkulTajikistanTajikistan21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep2Bortle85lakeIndawgyi LakeMyanmarMyanmar21.88 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Feb2Bortle84lakeLake BalkhashKazakhstanKazakhstan21.87 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle84lakeLake NoSouth SudanSouth Sudan21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Dec2Bortle84lakeLake NatronTanzaniaTanzania21.87 mag/arcsec² · Jul–Sep2Bortle84lakeSong Kol LakeKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan21.88 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle84lakeLake TurkanaEthiopiaEthiopia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Sep, Dec–Feb1Bortle84lakeLake ManasarovarChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle84lakeLake RakshastalChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle84lakeLake EyasiTanzaniaTanzania21.89 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Sep1Bortle84lakeNorth Aral SeaKazakhstanKazakhstan21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Feb, Sep–Nov1Bortle84lakeLake AlakolKazakhstanKazakhstan21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle84lakeLake ManyaraTanzaniaTanzania21.89 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Sep3Bortle83lakeGreat Salt LakeUnited StatesUnited States21.63 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle83lakeHulun LakeChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle83lakeLake VoltaGhanaGhana21.79 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle83lakeRara LakeNepalNepal21.87 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Dec1Bortle83lakeChatyr-KulKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec1Bortle83lakeLake ZaysanKazakhstanKazakhstan21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct2Bortle83lakeLake BaringoKenyaKenya21.87 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Mar, Sep1Bortle83lakePangong TsoChinaChina21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct2Bortle83lakeLake NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua21.84 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Mar1Bortle83lakeLake AlaotraMadagascarMadagascar21.89 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep3Bortle83lakeSalton SeaUnited StatesUnited States21.39 mag/arcsec² · Apr, Aug–Nov1Bortle83lakeLake AbayaEthiopiaEthiopia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb1Bortle83lakeKhövsgöl LakeMongoliaMongolia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle83lakeLake BogoriaKenyaKenya21.86 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Mar, Sep3Bortle83lakeLake ThartharIraqIraq21.44 mag/arcsec² · Jul–Sep1Bortle82lakeKarakulTajikistanTajikistan21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep1Bortle82lakeUvs LakeRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct, Dec–Feb1Bortle82lakeTaymyrRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle82lakeLake TengizKazakhstanKazakhstan21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct, Dec–Feb1Bortle82lakeLake HillierAustraliaAustralia21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Sep2Bortle82lakeBosten LakeChinaChina21.84 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Oct–Jan2Bortle82lakeLake NyosCameroonCameroon21.88 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle82lakeIssyk-KulKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan21.86 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct2Bortle82lakeLake EltonRussiaRussia21.87 mag/arcsec² · Sep, Nov–Feb2Bortle82lakeSyvash BayUkraineUkraine21.84 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Oct1Bortle82lakeElgygytgyn LakeRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle82lakeLake SevanArmeniaArmenia21.83 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec2Bortle82lakeLake EnriquilloDominican RepublicDominican Republic21.79 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Mar2Bortle82lakeKhankaChinaChina21.87 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle82lakeLake MonounCameroonCameroon21.87 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle82lakeYak LoumCambodiaCambodia21.82 mag/arcsec² · Feb3Bortle81lakeKaptai LakeBangladeshBangladesh21.55 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Mar2Bortle81lakeParavani LakeGeorgiaGeorgia21.85 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Oct2Bortle81lakeLake ShablaBulgariaBulgaria21.73 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Sep2Bortle81lakeMar ChiquitaArgentinaArgentina21.81 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Aug2Bortle81lakeLagoa MirimBrazilBrazil21.85 mag/arcsec² · Apr–Aug2Bortle81lakeLake ArpiArmeniaArmenia21.85 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Oct2Bortle81lakeLake ÇıldırTurkeyTurkey21.85 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Oct2Bortle81lakeLake RweruRwandaRwanda21.85 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Jul2Bortle80lakePetexbatúnGuatemalaGuatemala21.83 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr1Bortle80lakeGreat Slave LakeCanadaCanada21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle80lakeLake ItascaUnited StatesUnited States21.81 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Feb, Sep1Bortle80lakeKanas LakeChinaChina21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle80lakeCaspian SeaRussiaRussia21.86 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle80lakeNettilling LakeCanadaCanada21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle80lakeLake NipigonCanadaCanada21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle80lakeLake TotaColombiaColombia21.76 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb1Bortle80lakeReindeer LakeCanadaCanada21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle80lakeLake of the WoodsCanadaCanada21.86 mag/arcsec² · Sep, Dec–Feb3Bortle79lakeLake AhéméBeninBenin21.65 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle79lakeSarez LakeTajikistanTajikistan21.89 mag/arcsec² · Sep1Bortle79lakeLake BaikalRussiaRussia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Feb2Bortle79lakeLake ManitobaCanadaCanada21.88 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle79lakeLlanquihue LakeChileChile21.80 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr2Bortle79lakeČyrvonajeBelarusBelarus21.85 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct1Bortle79lakeLake AthabascaCanadaCanada21.90 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle79lakeLake EdwardDR CongoDR Congo21.89 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Jul1Bortle79lakeLake WinnipegosisCanadaCanada21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle78lakeViedma LakeChileChile21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul2Bortle78lakePlateliaiLithuaniaLithuania21.80 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct2Bortle78lakeMingachevir reservoirAzerbaijanAzerbaijan21.73 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Dec1Bortle78lakeTeletskoeRussiaRussia21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle78lakeLake LouiseCanadaCanada21.87 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle78lakeMoraine LakeCanadaCanada21.87 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb1Bortle78lakeLake VictoriaUgandaUganda21.89 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Jul2Bortle78lakeArgentino LakeArgentinaArgentina21.88 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul2Bortle78lakeLake LubānsLatviaLatvia21.83 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Sep–Oct, Dec–Jan2Bortle78lakeSeligerRussiaRussia21.82 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Mar, Sep2Bortle78lakeLake RitsaGeorgiaGeorgia21.78 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Nov1Bortle78lakeLake TeleRepublic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jan, Mar, May–Jul2Bortle78lakeLake DrīdzisLatviaLatvia21.84 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Sep–Oct, Dec2Bortle78lakeBeloye LakeRussiaRussia21.87 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Feb2Bortle78lakeNaračBelarusBelarus21.81 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Sep–Oct, Dec2Bortle78lakeAsviejskaje LakeBelarusBelarus21.85 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Sep–Oct, Dec–Jan2Bortle78lakeKubenskoeRussiaRussia21.83 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Mar1Bortle78lakeLake WinnipegCanadaCanada21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle77lakeLake Mai-NdombeDR CongoDR Congo21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Sep1Bortle77lakeIliamna LakeUnited StatesUnited States21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan2Bortle77lakeLake IzabalGuatemalaGuatemala21.80 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Apr2Bortle77lakeLake EngureLatviaLatvia21.77 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Sep–Oct3Bortle77lakeKakhovka ReservoirUkraineUkraine21.46 mag/arcsec² · Aug–Oct1Bortle77lakeLake TumbaDR CongoDR Congo21.90 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Jun–Sep2Bortle77lakeLake PeipusRussiaRussia21.73 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Sep–Oct2Bortle77lakeVõrtsjärvEstoniaEstonia21.73 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Mar, Sep–Oct1Bortle77lakeÞórisvatnIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec1Bortle77lakeHornavanSwedenSweden21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan2Bortle77lakeTopozeroRussiaRussia21.88 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle77lakeLake Te AnauNew ZealandNew Zealand21.90 mag/arcsec² · Jun–Jul1Bortle77lakeLake AlbertUgandaUganda21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul, Dec–Jan2Bortle77lakeLake LanaoPhilippinesPhilippines21.84 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr2Bortle76lakeStarina reservoirSlovakiaSlovakia21.73 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct2Bortle76lakeLake OnegaRussiaRussia21.85 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Feb2Bortle76lakeVygozeroRussiaRussia21.85 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb2Bortle76lakeFemundNorwayNorway21.86 mag/arcsec² · Dec2Bortle76lakeDrawsko LakePolandPoland21.69 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Oct2Bortle76lakeLake InariFinlandFinland21.88 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan2Bortle76lakeAsvejaLithuaniaLithuania21.72 mag/arcsec² · Mar, Sep–Oct3Bortle76lakeIlmenRussiaRussia21.68 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Mar, Sep1Bortle76lakeTorneträskSwedenSweden21.89 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Jan1Bortle76lakeO'Higgins/San Martín LakeArgentinaArgentina21.90 mag/arcsec² · May–Jul2Bortle76lakeČerné jezeroCzechiaCzechia21.71 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Mar, Sep–Oct3Bortle76lakeMüritzGermanyGermany21.65 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Nov2Bortle75lakeOulujärviFinlandFinland21.72 mag/arcsec² · Dec–Feb3Bortle75lakeAtterseeAustriaAustria21.66 mag/arcsec² · Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct2Bortle75lakeLake SuperiorUnited StatesUnited States21.88 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Mar, Oct1Bortle75lakeMývatnIcelandIceland21.89 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan1Bortle75lakeKurile LakeRussiaRussia21.90 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan2Bortle75lakeLough CorribIrelandIreland21.77 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan3Bortle75lakePoyang LakeChinaChina21.53 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec1Bortle75lakeJökulsárlónIcelandIceland21.90 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan2Bortle75lakeLake ZellAustriaAustria21.69 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Jan3Bortle74lakeVänernSwedenSweden21.65 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan3Bortle74lakeOravaSlovakiaSlovakia21.52 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Nov3Bortle74lakeLake LadogaRussiaRussia21.68 mag/arcsec² · Jan–Mar3Bortle74lakeStorsjönSwedenSweden21.62 mag/arcsec² · Dec2Bortle73lakeBa Bể LakeVietnamVietnam21.77 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Dec2Bortle73lakeLake HuronUnited StatesUnited States21.70 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Nov2Bortle73lakeHallstätter SeeAustriaAustria21.70 mag/arcsec² · Sep–Jan2Bortle72lakeLake TobaIndonesiaIndonesia21.74 mag/arcsec² · Feb–Mar, Jun2Bortle72lakeHornindalsvatnetNorwayNorway21.85 mag/arcsec² · Nov–Jan3Bortle72lakeLake BohinjSloveniaSlovenia21.52 mag/arcsec² · Oct–Jan

A place enters a type from Wikidata, the light model, the sky calculations, OpenStreetMap and the sister atlases. Ordered by the Darkskyas Score.

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Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit
dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.You are here
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Coming soonVisit
forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit