# Poloniny Dark-Sky Park

Region: NE Slovakia, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 49.05, 22.35
Bortle class: 2 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: ≈ 3 h from Košice via the R4 and 559 to Nová Sedlica.
Best time: March–October; winter access is difficult on unploughed forest roads.

## Overview
Poloniny is a Carpathian primeval-beech UNESCO site in Slovakia's tri-border corner with Poland and Ukraine. It shares its dark-sky core with Bieszczady across the border.

## What to see
Milky Way through open valley meadows, and deep-sky work under Bortle 2 skies.

## Highlights
- Cross-border dark-sky corridor with Bieszczady (PL)
- UNESCO primeval beech forest
- Very sparse population — no significant light domes

## Tips
- Arrive at dusk and give your eyes 20+ minutes to dark-adapt
- Use a red headlamp — white light kills night vision
- Bring warm layers; European mountain and coastal sites drop sharply after sunset

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for Poloniny at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=poloniny-dsp

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/poloniny-dsp.json


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