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find_dark_sky_sites

A tool of Stellarhound — stargazing forecasts, dark-sky sites & aurora

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Recommend dark-sky sites near a location, ranked by whether the drive is worth it.

Use for "where should I drive to stargaze near X". Sites are grouped by
drivability (how far), then ranked by a drive-worth score combining the
best weather window over the next 7 nights, how much darker the site is
than the user's location, and drive time. Drive times are approximate
(straight-line x 1.3), not routed.

Args:
lat: Latitude in decimal degrees (-90..90).
lon: Longitude in decimal degrees (-180..180).
limit: Max sites to return, 1-12 (default 5).

Returns {ranking (methodology note), tiers:[{tier, label, hint, sites:[...]}],
nearest_km, uncertainty_note, attribution} — sites grouped into drivability
tiers. Include the methodology note when presenting — it explains the
ordering honestly.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
latnumberyes
lonnumberyes
limitintegerno
Raw JSON schema
{
  "properties": {
    "lat": {
      "title": "Lat",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "lon": {
      "title": "Lon",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 5,
      "title": "Limit",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "lat",
    "lon"
  ],
  "title": "find_dark_sky_sitesArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

First seen 2026-09-15 · last seen 2026-09-15