# Westhavelland International Dark Sky Reserve

Region: Brandenburg, Germany, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 52.72, 12.35
Bortle class: 3 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: ≈ 1 h from Berlin via the A10 and B5 to Gülpe.
Best time: August–April around new moon; mid-summer nights are short at 52° N.

## Overview
Westhavelland is Germany's first International Dark Sky Reserve — flat riverland just 70 km west of Berlin. It's the closest Bortle 3 sky to a major German city.

## What to see
Winter Milky Way, Andromeda naked-eye, and occasional aurora on strong Kp≥7 nights.

## Highlights
- Bortle 3 within 90 min of Berlin
- Annual 'Westhavelland Star Party' each September
- Wide floodplain gives unusually low horizons

## 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 Westhavelland at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=westhavelland-dsr

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/westhavelland-dsr.json


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