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0 Natural Tunnel State Park
 
Virginia   State park in Scott county, near Duffield.
15SE Bays Mountain Park
 
Tennessee   City park with astronomy programs. Site of the Bays Mountain Observatory, and home of the Bays Mountain Astronomy Club. Near Kingsport.
30NE Caney Ridge Observatory
 
Virginia   Near Clintwood.
33E Burke Observatory
 
Tennessee   Observatory of King College. Also meeting place of the Bristol Astronomy Club. In Bristol.
33SE Rabbit Hole Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory.
34SE Johnson City
 
Tennessee   Home of the ETSU Planetarium of Eastern Tennessee University.
35SE ETSU Observatory
 
Tennessee   An observatory of East Tennessee State University. Near Johnson City.
36E Windy Hill Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory.
41SE Romulus Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory.
42E Turtle Rock Observatory
 
Virginia   A private observatory near Abingdon.
46NW Hazard
 
Kentucky  
50S The Winter-Hawk Memorial Observatory
 
Tennessee   Observatory under construction.
54E Mountain City
 
Tennessee  
55S Mill Ridge
 
North Carolina   A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. North of Asheville.
55W Pine Mountain State Resort Park
 
Kentucky   State Park near Pineville.
56E Kelly's Chapel
 
Virginia   A landmark for nearby observers.
58SW Jefferson City
 
Tennessee   A town in Jefferson county.
58SW Mossy Creek Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory.
61SE Mayland Earth to Sky Park
 
North Carolina   Observatory and park of Mayland Community College.
62SE Snow Moon Camp Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
63S Peek Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
65S Grassland Mountain Observatory
 
North Carolina   Private observatory of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. In Madison County.
65SE Glens of Grandfather Mountain
 
North Carolina   A private observing site.
67N Star City Observing Site
 
Kentucky   A private observing site in Prestonsburg.
67SE Seven Mile Ridge Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Little Switzerland.
67SE Rankin Science Observatory
 
North Carolina   Observatory of Appalachian State University. Near Boone.
68N East Kentucky Science Center
 
Kentucky   Science Center and Planetarium in Prestonsburg.
69E Grayson Highlands
 
Virginia  
70S Mount Mitchell
 
North Carolina   Centered on a lookout in Mount Mitchell State Park.
72S Pegasus Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
74S His Glassworks Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Asheville.
75S Lookout Observatory
 
North Carolina   Observatory of the University of North Carolina - Asheville with public events by registration. Used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville.
75S Syzygy Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory somewhere around Asheville .
76S Firefly Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
77S Asheville
 
North Carolina   Home of the Astronomy Club of Asheville.
77W Norris Lake
 
Tennessee   Forecast also covers Norris Dam State park, Anderson County Park, Big Ridge State Park, and Campbell County Park.
78S Aramesh
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
78SW Pigeon Forge Area
 
Tennessee   Forecast covers Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
80E ASU Dark Sky Observatory
 
North Carolina   Observatory (DSO) of Appalachian State University. Near Phillips Gap.
83S Dill Knob Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Black Mountain.
83SW Knoxville
 
Tennessee   Home of the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS).
84E Blue Ridge Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
84SW Newfound Gap
 
Tennessee   Newfound Gap is in the Smokey Mountains. Near Morton Overlook a popular photography spot.
85S Waynesville
 
North Carolina  
85SW Wears Valley
 
Tennessee   A community in Sevier County.
86E Elk Creek
 
Virginia   Forcast also covers the western half of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area.
87E Echo Ridge Observatory
 
Virginia   A private observatory.
88E Doughton Park
 
North Carolina   A park with a dark sky near Laurel Springs.
88S Mt. Pisgah Parking Lot
 
North Carolina   A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. South-west of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
88SE Silver Creek Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Morganton.
88SE Morganton
 
North Carolina   A town in Burke County.
88SW Great Smokey Mountains National Park
 
Tennessee   National Park.
92NW Tunnel Ridge Road
 
Kentucky   A roadside spot located in Natural Bridge State Resort Park
92S Dogstar Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
92SE Colby Observing Site
 
North Carolina   A private site.
92SE High Peak Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Valdese.
93E Wytheville
 
Virginia  
94NE Chanticlear Observatory
 
West Virginia   A private observatory near Bluefield.
94S Smoky Mountain Stargaze
 
North Carolina   Star party.
95S Twelve Mile Post
 
North Carolina   A community near Lake Lure
95S Sylva
 
North Carolina  
95SW Maryville
 
Tennessee  
95W Mount Chestnut Oak Observing Site
 
Kentucky   A private observing site somewhere around Goodwater.
96N Joseph Dale Perry Memorial Observatory
 
West Virginia   A private observatory near Fort Gay.
97E Stone Mountain State Park
 
North Carolina   State park near Roaring Gap.
97S Hendersonville
 
North Carolina   A town in Henderson county.
98SW Oak Ridge
 
Tennessee  
99SW Cades Cove
 
Tennessee   Centered on the Cades Cove vistitor's center in Great Smoky Mountains national park. Home of the Cades Cove Star Party held by The Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society.
99W Oneida
 
Tennessee  
100SW Look Rock
 
Tennessee   An overlook in the Foothills Parkway used as a public observing site by the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS).
101S Brevard
 
North Carolina  
101S Morning Star Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory in the Pinnacle Mountains of Western North Carolina.
102SE Hickory
 
North Carolina  
102SE WestVale Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near .
104S Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
 
North Carolina   Radio and optical observatory site of the PARI public foundation. In the Pisgah National Forest near Rosman.
105N Grayson Lake State Park
 
Kentucky   Center on the Bruin Boat Ramp parking Lot, this chart covers all Grayson Lake State Park.
105NE Camp Creek
 
West Virginia   Forecast covers the Camp Creek Canyon area including the Camp Creek State Forest.
105NW Berea
 
Kentucky  
105NW Brodhead
 
Kentucky   Forecast also covers crab orchard and Mount Vernon.
106E Elk Horn Observatory
 
Virginia   Observatory of the Echo Ridge Astronomical Society.
106S Cherry Hill Farm
 
North Carolina   A private farm near Union.
106S Foothills Astronomical Society
 
North Carolina   A site of the Foothills Astronomical Society. Near Tryon.
107S Squirrel Valley Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
108SE Rutherford County Astronomical Society - Site 1
 
North Carolina   A private observing site of the Rutherford County Astronomical Society.
109S Jones Gap State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Marietta.
110N Morehead State University
 
Kentucky   University in Morehead.
110S Caesars Head State Park
 
South Carolina   State Park near Cleveland, SC.
111NW Goochtown
 
Kentucky   In Pulaski county.
111SE M.A.R.S.Observatory
 
North Carolina   AKA "M.A.R.S.Observatory at Area 110". A private site of a member of the Cleveland County Astronomical Society. Near Lawndale.
112NW EKU Observatory
 
Kentucky   Observatory of Eastern Kentucky University. In Richmond.
112SW Tellico Skies Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory.
114E Fancy Gap
 
Virginia   A site of the Winston-Salem Astronomical League.
114S Whiteside Mountain
 
North Carolina   A spot near the summit of Whiteside Mountain.
114W Mill Springs
 
Kentucky  
115SE Lucile Miller Observatory
 
North Carolina   An observatory of the Catawba Valley Astronomy Club. Near Maiden.
115SW Wayah Bald
 
North Carolina   A high-altitude treeless open area, with an observation tower, in the Nantahala National Forest.
115W Pickett CCC Memorial State Park
 
Tennessee   State park and International Dark-Sky Park.
116NW Adams Observing Site
 
Kentucky   A private observing site.
116S Mountain High observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Highlands.
116S Table Rock State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Pickens.
116W Kentucky Cutoff Overlook
 
Tennessee   Forecast also covers Pickett State Park.
117S Bad Creek Hydroelectric Dam
 
South Carolina   Centered on a clearing near the power dam. The site is also the trailhead for the Foothills Trail.
117S Transit Dreams Observatory
 
South Carolina   Transit Dreams Observatory
117SE Craven E Williams Observatory
 
North Carolina   Observatory of Garner Webb University. Also a meeting place of the Cleveland County Astronomical Society. Near Boiling Springs.
118N Donald C. Martin Observatory
 
West Virginia   Observatory of the OVAS. Near Huntington.
118SW Sassafras Ridge
 
Tennessee   Actually a point Near Beech Gap overlook located along the Cherohala Skyway close to the border with North Carolina. In Cherokee National Forest.
118W Lilly Bluff Overlook
 
Tennessee   An overlook. In Obed Wild & Senic River National Park which is also a International Dark-Sky Park. Home of night sky programs.
119E Mount Airy
 
North Carolina   A town in \tSurry county.
120N Carter
 
Kentucky   Carter Caves State Park. A site used by the OVAS.
121S Devil's Fork State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Salem.
121SE Allison's Woods
 
North Carolina   An observing site of the Piedmont Amateur Astronomers. Near Turnersburg.
121SW Tamke-Allan Observatory
 
Tennessee   Observatory,near Rockwood, of Roane State Community College.
121W The Looking Glass Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory in Lancing.
122S Keowee-Toxaway State Park
 
South Carolina   State park and Raven Rock Loop trailhead. Near Sunset.
123E Selu Observatory
 
Virginia   Observatory of Radford University. Near Radford.
123NW Raven Run Nature Conservancy
 
Kentucky   Site used by the Bluegrass Amateur Astronomy Club for star parties. In Lexington.
123S Paris Mountain State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Greenville.
126E Pilot Mountain
 
North Carolina   FAS Bullington Observing Site
127E Blair Hill Observatory
 
Virginia   A private observatory near Christiansburg.
128E Martin Observatory
 
Virginia   Observatory of the Virginia Tech Physics Department.
128S Oconee State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Mountain Rest.
128SW Hunt's Lodge Motorcycle Campground
 
Tennessee   Lodge and campground in Tellico Plains.
129E Primland Observatory
 
Virginia   A public observatory in Meadows of Dan.
129NE Charleston
 
West Virginia  
129S Cape Orion Observatory
 
South Carolina   A private observatory near Mountain Rest.
129S Greenville
 
South Carolina   Home of the Roper Mountain Astronomers.
129S Easley, Liberty, Pickens Area
 
South Carolina  
129S Oconee Station State Historic Site
 
South Carolina   State historic site near Walhalla.
129S Spartanburg
 
South Carolina  
129S Mountain Rest Observatory
 
South Carolina   An observing site,and future observator of the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers.
129SW Kilpatrick Point Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Hayesville.
130NE Backus Mountain Observatory
 
West Virginia   A private observatory.
130S Overstreet Observatory
 
South Carolina   A private observatory of a member of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. Near Spartanburg.
131E Anderson Observatory
 
Virginia   AKA Nicholas R. Anderson Observatory of VirginiaTech's physics department. Used and maintained by the Astronomy Club of Virginia Tech. In Blacksburg.
131S Charles E. Daniel Observatory
 
South Carolina   Observatory of the Roper Mountain Science Center. Site of star parties held by the Roper Mountain Astronomers.
131SE South Lake Norman
 
North Carolina   Forecast covers the southern half of Lake Norman .
132E ScottNC Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
132SE Gastonia
 
North Carolina   Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers.
132SE Kings Mountain State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Blacksburg.
132SE Springlake Observatory
 
South Carolina   A private observatory.
133E The Saddle
 
Virginia   A site used by the Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society. On the Blue Ridge Parkway at Rocky Knob.
133SW Murphy
 
North Carolina  
133SW Towns County Park
 
Georgia   AKA Towns County Recreation Center. park in Hiawassee.
134NW Lexington
 
Kentucky   Home of the MacAdam Student Observatory of the University of Kentucky.
134SE Gaston County
 
North Carolina   Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers.
135E Astroquest
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
135NE Standing Stone Observatory
 
West Virginia   A private observatory.
135NW Millersburg
 
Kentucky  
135S Croft State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Spartanburg.
135SE Red Door Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
136N Greasy Ridge
 
Ohio   Near Crown City. A site of the OVAS.
136S Dixon Lomax Memorial Observing Site
 
South Carolina   Private observing site used by the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers. Somewhere around Longcreek.
136SW Buck Bald Mountain
 
Tennessee   A public area at the summit
137SW Cumberland Mountain State Park
 
Tennessee   State park near Crossville.
137SW Spring City Park
 
Tennessee   Park in Spring City.
139NW Family Astronomers Of Kentucky
 
Kentucky   A private observatory near Carlisle.
139S Central-Clemson
 
South Carolina   Forecast covers Clemson, Central, Pendelton and Seneca
139SE Worth Mountain WMA
 
South Carolina   Aka WMWMA. Wildlife management area used as a dark sky site frequented by members of the Carolina SkyGazers.
139SW Starr Mountain
 
Tennessee   A mountain in the Cherokee National Forest.
140E Thompson's Yard
 
North Carolina   A site used by FAS Bullington. North-west of Winston-Salem.
140N Rome
 
Ohio  
140NW Blackhole Observatory
 
Kentucky   A private observatory in Mason.
140S Dark Sky Observatory
 
South Carolina   A private observatory in Seneca.
140S Shaver Recreation Center
 
South Carolina   AKA Shaver Complex. A Recreation center in Seneca.
140SW Brasstown Bald
 
Georgia   Alternative Observing Site Of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. Near Brasstown Bald mountain.
141E Hampton-Harmon Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
141N Burg Observatory
 
Ohio   A private observatory in Wheelersburg.
142NW Sigoglin Hills Observatory
 
Kentucky   A private observatory near Paris, KY.
143S Batesville
 
Georgia   A town in Habersham county.
145E Robert's Hill
 
Virginia   A private observing site near Catawba.
145SE NovaLab Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Salisbury,NC.
145SE Salisbury
 
North Carolina   Home of the Astronomical Society of Rowan County.
145W Cumberland Plateau Observatory
 
Tennessee   Near Livingston.
146SW Robert W. Woodruff Scout Reservation
 
Georgia   Scout reservation used as an observing site by the Atlanta Astronomy Club.
147N Blue Creek
 
Ohio  
147NW Astraeus Observatory
 
Kentucky   A private observatory somewhere around Lawrenceburg.
147SE Charlotte
 
North Carolina   Home of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club.
147SE Concord-Kannapolis
 
North Carolina   Forecast covers the tarea around the towns of Concord and Kannapolis.
147SW Mookie Mountain Observatory
 
Georgia   A private observatory near Morganton.
148E Cahas Mountain Overlook
 
Virginia   A site used by the Star City Astronomy Network and the Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society. At milepost 139 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
148N Leon Observing Site
 
West Virginia   A private observing site.
149E CopperHead Ridge Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
150SW Benton
 
Tennessee  
151E Ferrum
 
Virginia  
151SW Bryan College
 
Tennessee   Bryan College in Dayton.
152S Anderson
 
South Carolina  
152S Luckie's Observatory
 
Georgia   A private observatory.
153NE Greenbrier Observatory
 
West Virginia   A private observatory near White Sulpher Springs.
153S Lake Hartwell State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Fair Play.
153SE Peppermill Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Rock Hill.
154NW CAS Starfield Observatory Dark Site
 
Kentucky   A private observing site of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society.
154S Muskgrove Mill State Historic Site
 
South Carolina   State historic site near Clinton.
154SE TwinOaks Observatory
 
South Carolina   Observatory near Rock Hill.
155SW Bee Sting Hill Observatory
 
Georgia   A private observatory.
156N Porter
 
Ohio   A town in Gallia county. Forecast also covers Bidwell, Harrisburg, and Kerr.
156NE Twin Sugars Observatory
 
West Virginia   A private observatory of a member of the Greenbrier Valley Astronomy Association. Near Friars Hill.
156SE High Rock Lake Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near High Rock Lake.
156SE Rock Hill
 
South Carolina  
156SW Birchwood
 
Tennessee  
157E Oak Ridge
 
North Carolina   In Guilford county.
157NW Frankfort
 
Kentucky  
157S Rogers' Astrophysics Observatory
 
Georgia   On the Georgia shore of Hartwell Lake.
157S Sadlers Creek State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Anderson.
157SE Ballantyne Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
157SE Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
 
South Carolina   State historic site near Union.
158E Night Skies Network Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory. Home observatory of the Night Skies Network.
158N Cincinnati Astronomical Society Dark Sky Site
 
Ohio   A dark-sky site of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society. Near Peebles.
158NW Goodnight Ridge
 
Kentucky  
158SE Taylor Oaks Observatory
 
South Carolina   A private observatory near Rock Hill.
158W Millard Oakley STEM Center
 
Tennessee   Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Center at Tennessee Tech University (TTU).
159E Chrysalis Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Stokesdale.
159E Roanoke
 
Virginia   Home of the Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society.
160E High Point
 
North Carolina  
160E Ridgeway
 
Virginia   A town in Henry county.
161S Ware Shoals Park
 
South Carolina   Park in Ware Shoals.
161SE Indian Trail
 
North Carolina  
161SE Sun City Carolina Lakes
 
South Carolina  
161W Sparta
 
Tennessee  
162E Laurel Bank
 
Virginia   A private observing site.
162SE Chester State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Chester.
162SW Doogan's Mountain
 
Georgia  
163SW Black Mountain Observatory
 
Georgia   A private observatory near Dahlonega.
164E Burnt Chimney
 
Virginia   Centered on the town of Burnt Chimney. Forecast also covers nearby Booker T. Washington National Monument.
164NE Spencer
 
West Virginia  
164SE 808.5 Observatory
 
South Carolina   A private observatory near Wesley Chapel.
164SW Fall Creek Falls State Park
 
Tennessee   Centered on the astronomy field used by the Cumberland Astronomical Society. Site of the Tennessee Spring Star Party. In Fall Creek Falls State Park near Spencer.
165N Easton Woods Observatory
 
Ohio   Site of future private observatory near Jackson.
165S Due West
 
South Carolina   Home of Erskine Observatory of Erskine College.
165SW Uranias' Slave Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory near Harrison.
166N Woodland Altars Campground
 
Ohio   A campground near Peebles.
167N Breezy Point Observatory
 
West Virginia   An observatory of the Kanawha Valley Astronomical Society. Located at Camp Virgil Tate.
167NE Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
 
West Virginia   A state park near Hillsboro.
168SE Andrew Jackson State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Lancaster.
168SW North Georgia Astronomical Observatory
 
Georgia   The NGAO is an observatory of University of North Georgia. Also used by the North Georgia Astronomers. Near Dahlonega.
169E Greensboro
 
North Carolina   Home of the Greensboro Astronomy Club (GAC).
169SW Puckett Observatory
 
Georgia   Observatory near Ellijay. Home of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search
169SW Twin Oaks Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory near Soddy-Daisy.
170S Dogshead
 
Georgia   A private observing site.
171E Browns Summit
 
North Carolina  
171W Center Hill Lake
 
Tennessee  
172S Lake Shores
 
South Carolina   A town in Greenwood. Forecast also covers the western two thirds of Lake Greenwood.
173E Dark Star Observatory
 
Virginia   A private obsrevatory near West Fork.
173NW Lexington Trails
 
Kentucky   A private observing site near Dry Ridge. Forecast also covers Williamstown and Crittenden.,
173S Pleasant Grove Observatory
 
Georgia   A private observatory somewhere around Royston.
173SW Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook
 
Georgia   An overlook in Fort Mountain State Park.
174N Berrysville
 
Ohio  
174NE Watoga State Park
 
West Virginia   State park applying for dark-sky preserve status with the International Dark-Sky Association.
174SW Fredonia Mountain Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory affiliate with the Barnard Astronomical Society of Chattanooga.
175NE Calhoun County Park
 
West Virginia   A park in Calhoun County. Used by The Wilderness Center Astronomy Club. Near Grantsville.
176E Smith Mountain Lake State Park
 
Virginia   State Park and home of regular star parties.
176NW A. J. Jolly Park
 
Kentucky   Park in Campbell County.
176NW Wild Duck Observatory
 
Kentucky   A private observatory near Shelbyville.
176SW Long Mountain Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory, East of Nashville, operated by Montgomery Bell Academy
176SW PS-191 Observatory
 
Georgia   A private observatory.
177E Asheboro
 
North Carolina  
177S Yamabushi Observatory
 
Georgia   A private observatory near Commerce.
178SW McElroy Mountain
 
Georgia   Covers the region around McElroy Mountain, including Grandview, Marblehill, Holcomb and Emma.
179S Calhoun Falls State Park
 
South Carolina   State Park near Calhoun Falls.
179S Lake Greenwood State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Ninety Six.
179W Smithville
 
Tennessee  


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