Spot guide

Ochre Hill stargazing: road access, not a night hike

Ochre Hill directions stop at the road access, not a night hike. Recheck fire, harvest, warnings, AQHI, access, and roads before leaving.

Parks Canada names Ochre Hill for night-sky viewing. This route stops at the published road or trailhead access and does not recommend hiking to the tower after dark.

Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador

Seasonal park-road trip

Checks before departure

Sky conditions at this place

Forecast-grid data from Open-Meteo, not an on-site observation. CAMS Global haze context is approximately 45 km and is not local AQHI, Québec Info-Smog, a wildfire-health decision, or an aurora forecast.

1 Viewing spots

Sun, Jul 19

Access documented and arrival mappedPoor

Ochre Hill Road Stargazing Access

Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador · Altitude not shown until sourced · America/St_Johns

Stargazing looks difficult. Try another night.

Parks Canada names Ochre Hill for night-sky viewing. Day-use season, wildfire closure, harvest sharing, park access, and the road remain current gates.

ECCC warning status not verifiedRepresentative AQHI or Info-Smog not verifiedActual road-owner status not verified

Star Index

0/100

Cloud

100%

Rain chance

88%

Moon

37%

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Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador

Check Ochre Hill Road from Glovertown

Verify the seasonal road, Newfoundland and Labrador 511, wildfire status, and services before departure. Newfoundland local time uses a half-hour base offset.

Seasonal park-road trip

Fire, harvest, and season override static copy

Day-use season, wildfire closure, and moose-harvest shared access can change the trip. A dark-sky page does not override those notices.

Checks before departure

What to recheck before leaving

The public viewing option does not confirm live warnings, air quality, fire or harvest notices, park access, or Ochre Hill Road. Recheck before leaving.

Sky conditions only

Before you stargaze

Give your eyes about 10 minutes to adapt to the dark after arrival. Keep flashlights and vehicle lights low for other stargazers.

Official checks before departure

Parks Canada - Terra Nova dark skyen-CA Parks Canada - Ochre Hill published access coordinateen-CA Parks Canada - Terra Nova hours and seasonsen-CA Newfoundland and Labrador 511 - Terra Nova approachesen-CA IANA Time Zone Databaseen-CA Environment and Climate Change Canada CAP alertsen-CA ECCC AQHI observations and Québec air-quality alert boundaryen-CA

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Spot guide

Ochre Hill stargazing: road access, not a night hike

Ochre Hill directions stop at the road access, not a night hike. Recheck fire, harvest, warnings, AQHI, access, and roads before leaving.

Parks Canada names Ochre Hill for night-sky viewing. This route stops at the published road or trailhead access and does not recommend hiking to the tower after dark.

Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador

Seasonal park-road trip

Checks before departure

Sky conditions at this place

1 Viewing spots

Sun, Jul 19

Access documented and arrival mappedPoor

Ochre Hill Road Stargazing Access

Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador · Altitude not shown until sourced · America/St_Johns

Stargazing looks difficult. Try another night.

Parks Canada names Ochre Hill for night-sky viewing. Day-use season, wildfire closure, harvest sharing, park access, and the road remain current gates.

ECCC warning status not verifiedRepresentative AQHI or Info-Smog not verifiedActual road-owner status not verified

Star Index

0/100

Cloud

100%

Rain chance

88%

Moon

37%

Check official status View details

Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador

Check Ochre Hill Road from Glovertown

Verify the seasonal road, Newfoundland and Labrador 511, wildfire status, and services before departure. Newfoundland local time uses a half-hour base offset.

Seasonal park-road trip

Fire, harvest, and season override static copy

Day-use season, wildfire closure, and moose-harvest shared access can change the trip. A dark-sky page does not override those notices.

Checks before departure

What to recheck before leaving

The public viewing option does not confirm live warnings, air quality, fire or harvest notices, park access, or Ochre Hill Road. Recheck before leaving.

Sky conditions only

Before you stargaze

Give your eyes about 10 minutes to adapt to the dark after arrival. Keep flashlights and vehicle lights low for other stargazers.