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Theodore Roosevelt stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Western ND · Bortle 2 · 46.979, -103.539 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:08 GMT

Good   (High confidence)

4h clear window during astronomical night, mean cloud 35%.

Best observing window tonight

Fri 4:00 p.m. – Fri 7:00 p.m. (4h, 6% mean cloud)

Astronomical night
Fri 2:06 p.m. → Fri 11:51 p.m.
Moon
New moon · 2% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night)
35%   (min 1%)

Site

Theodore Roosevelt National Park sits more than 30 miles from any large city in western North Dakota's badlands, which keeps its night skies remarkably clear of light interference. The park hosts the Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival each year, a partnership event with amateur astronomers bringing telescopes out for public viewing.

Drive from Toronto: In western North Dakota, reached via I-94 near Medora, about 2.5 hours west of Bismarck.

Best time of year: Late summer, timed to the annual Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival, or any clear, moonless night the rest of the year.

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Citations & data sources

This is a build-time snapshot — the live forecast at https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=theodore-roosevelt-np updates continuously.