# Point Pelee National Park

Region: Essex, ON, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 41.9667, -82.5167
Bortle class: 4 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: ≈ 4 hours south-west via Highways 401 and 3.
Best time: Mid-July to mid-August for the highest galactic core. The park hosts a free Dark Sky Night every October when overnight access is officially allowed.
Established: Established 1918 — Canada's smallest and most southern national park.

## Overview
Point Pelee dips farther south than the northern border of California. That low latitude does something subtle but real for stargazers: the southern Milky Way climbs higher here than anywhere else in mainland Canada. On a July night the galactic centre — the part you usually need a Caribbean cruise for — clears the trees and stares back at you across Lake Erie.

## What to see
Sagittarius, Scorpius and the galactic centre at unusually high altitude for Ontario.

## Highlights
- Lowest latitude in mainland Canada — extra southern sky exposure
- Tip of the park has 270° water horizon
- Free Dark Sky Night programming every October

## Tips
- Park closes overnight except on scheduled Dark Sky Nights — check the schedule
- Bring insect repellent — even in autumn the marsh edge has mosquitoes
- Light pollution from Detroit and Windsor sits to the west — face south

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for Point Pelee at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=point-pelee

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/point-pelee.json


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Source app: Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky (https://ontarionightsky.com)
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