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Distance Mi	Bear -ing	S p o n s o r e d?	Chart	Preview color key	Light Pollution	Prov/State	Comments/Links
0			Dark Sky Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Alden.
20	W		Strohbehn Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory in Webster City.
30	S		Ames			Iowa	Home of the Ames Area Amateur Astronomers.
35	E		Grundy Center			Iowa
40	SW		Erwin W. Fick Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Iowa State University. Near Moingona.
46	S		Ashton Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Des Moines Astronomical Society. Near Baxter.
47	SE		Dean Memorial Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Amateur Astronomers of Cental Iowa. Located at Green Castle Recreation Area in Marshall County.
50	N		Mason City			Iowa
51	E		Cedar Falls			Iowa	Home of the University of Northern Iowa.
53	E		Wartburg College Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of Wartburg College in Waverly.
59	S		Des Moines			Iowa
61	SE		Grant O. Gale Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Grinnell College in Grinnell..
62	SE		W/P Observatory			Iowa	Near Grinnell.
70	E		Hodges and North Wildlife Area			Iowa	Near Jesup. Used by members of the Black Hawk Astronomy Club, affiliated with the Grout Museum in Waterloo Iowa.
76	SW		Whiterock Resort			Iowa	AKA Whiterock Conservancy. Near Coon Rapids. Site of the Iowa Star Party.
76	SW		Timberline Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory somewhere around Winterset.
78	E		Bearbower Sand Prairie Area			Iowa	A Buchanan county park.
82	SE		Barnes City			Iowa
83	N		Albert Lea			Minnesota	The town, not the person.
88	W		Grundmeier Farm			Iowa	A private observing site.
91	SW		Manning			Iowa	A town in Carroll County.
92	SE		Williamsburg			Iowa
93	N		Magnuson Observing Site			Minnesota	A private site near Corning.
94	E		Hilltop Homeschool Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory of a member of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Near Cedar Rapids.
97	NW		Fairmont			Minnesota
102	NE		Decorah			Iowa
102	W		Denison			Iowa
107	E		Palisades-Dows Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
111	SE		Antique Airfield-IA27			Iowa	An airfield in Ottumwa.
112	N		Waseca			Minnesota
112	SE		Iowa City			Iowa
113	N		Owatonna			Minnesota	Home of the Steele County Astronomical Society
116	NE		Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center			Minnesota	Environmental Center used as a star party site by the Rochester Astronomy Club.. Near Lanesboro
116	S		Grand River			Iowa	A town in Decatur county.
117	SE		Riverside			Iowa
118	S		Lake Sundown			Iowa	Near Unionvile.
119	NE		Rochester			Minnesota
120	N		Standeford and Andreas Observatories			Minnesota	Observatories of Minnesota State University, Mankato
121	SE		Iowa SkyNet Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Washington, IA.
122	E		Wyalusing			Wisconsin	Home of the Starsplitters of Wyalusing.
124	N		Cherry Grove			Minnesota	An observing site of the Minnesota Astronomical Society.
124	NW		Sulem Lake			Minnesota	Forecast also covers the towns of Mountain Lake and Butterfield.
126	NE		Birdland Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory near Rochester.
128	S		Moore-Gosch Memorial Park			Iowa	A park in Wayne County.
130	S		Graceland University Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Graceland University. In Lamoni
132	N		Olin Observatory			Minnesota	Observatory of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.
132	NE		Luckydog Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory particpating in the AAVSO and Center for Backyard Astrophysics.
132	S		Powersville			Missouri
137	N		Montgomery			Minnesota	A sited used by the Minnesota Amateur Astronomers.
138	N		New Ulm			Minnesota	A town in \tBrown county.
139	N		Goodsell Observatory			Minnesota	Observatory, with public observing, of Carleton College. Near Northfield.
139	N		Northfield			Minnesota	A sited used by the Minnesota Amateur Astronomers.
140	E		Grant River Recreation Area			Wisconsin	A recreation area near Potosi.
140	NE		Mount Sterling			Wisconsin
140	SW		Treynor			Iowa
142	E		Dubuque			Iowa
142	NW		Prairie Grass Stargaze			Minnesota	Star party held at Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site. Near Jeffers.
142	SE		Muscatine			Iowa
145	E		Dixon			Iowa	Close to Menke and Jens-Wendt Observatories
145	W		Dordt College Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Dordt College. In Sioux Center.
146	NE		La Crosse			Wisconsin	A home of University of Wisconsin's Planetarium and the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
147	E		Timber City Productions Lookout			Iowa	A private observing site.
147	NE		Trempealeau			Wisconsin
149	N		Rockridge Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory near New Prague.
150	SW		Gipe Farm			Iowa	A private farmstead used, with permission, by some members of the Omaha Astronomical Society . South of Malvern.
151	W		Sioux City			Iowa	In Woodbury county.
152	SE		John H. Witte Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Southeast Iowa Astronomy Club.
153	SW		Omaha			Nebraska	Home of the Omaha Astronomical Society.
154	E		Galena			Illinois
154	W		Summit Lake State Recreation Area			Nebraska	Recreation area near Tekmah, NE.
156	E		Big M Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Platteville.
156	N		Maiden Rock			Wisconsin
158	S		Bush Observatory			Missouri	A private observatory near Albany.
159	SW		Bearcat Observatory			Missouri	Observatory of Northwest Missouri State University. Near Maryville.
159	W		Oakland/Lyons Observatory			Nebraska	A private observatory near Oakland and Lyons.
160	N		Burnsville			Minnesota
160	N		Oscarness Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory in Shakopee.
161	SE		The Stellar Shed			Illinois	A private observatory near Aledo.
162	N		Nininger Bluffs Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory.
162	NW		Arrakis Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory near Lake Shetek.
163	NE		Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center			Wisconsin	Nature reserve and site of star parties by the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
163	NE		Sunny Brook observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory somewhere around Plum city.
163	S		Truman State University Observatory			Missouri	Obsevator of Truman State University. Near Kirksville.
163	SW		Koppany observing Site			Nebraska	A private observing site somewhere around Omaha.
164	SW		B&W Observatory			Nebraska	A private observatory between Louisville and Plattsmouth
165	N		MAS Eagle Lake Observatory			Minnesota	A public observatory of the Minnesota Astronomical Society. At Baylor Regional Park.
166	N		Chanhassen			Minnesota
166	NE		Richland Center			Wisconsin
166	SE		Wever			Iowa
169	E		Apple River			Illinois
169	E		Mineral Point			Wisconsin
169	N		The Meadow			Wisconsin	An observatory near River Falls and Lake Woebegon.
169	NE		Wildcat Mountain State Park			Wisconsin	State park near the town of Ontario, WI.
170	E		Sunny Knoll Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Port Byron.
170	SW		The Rezervatory			Nebraska	A private observatory between Wahoo and Omaha.
171	E		Massbach Ridge			Illinois
171	N		Eisenhower Observatory			Minnesota	Public outreach observatory in Hopkins.
172	E		Dodgeville			Wisconsin
172	SW		Fremont(NE)			Nebraska	A town in Dodge county.
173	E		Rutenbeck Observatory			Iowa	Just west of Clinton.
173	N		G49 Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory. Listed in the MPC as G49 Minnetonka
173	N		Saint Paul			Minnesota	Home of the Minnesota Astronomical Society. Also home of the Macalester College Observatory, which hosts public observing.
173	W		Hodgson Observatory			South Dakota	Private observatory. Near Sunniside City.
173	W		Union Grove State Park			South Dakota	State park used as an observing site by the SouthEast South Dakota Astronomy Club.
174	N		Hutchinson			Minnesota	A town in McLeod county.
174	N		Joseph J. Casby Observatory			Minnesota	Joseph J. Casby Observatory of the Minnesota Astronomical Society. Located at the Belwin Conservancy.
174	N		Metcalf Nature Center			Minnesota	An observing site of the Minnesota Astronomical Society.
174	NW		Good Earth State Park			South Dakota	State park and an observing site of the South East South Dakota Astronomy Club.
174	SE		PACMO			Illinois	An observing site of the Popular Astronomy Club.
175	N		Minneapolis			Minnesota	Home of the Minnesota Astronomical Society.
175	SW		Nebraska City			Nebraska
177	SW		Weeping Water			Nebraska	A town in Cass county. Members of the Omaha Astronomical Society observe nearby.
178	SW		Behlen Observatory			Nebraska	An observatory of the University of Nebraska with public viewings.
178	SW		Mahoney State Park			Nebraska	State park and home of public star parties held by the Omaha Astronomical Society.
179	NW		Echo			Minnesota	A town in Yellow Medicine county.
180	SE		Adolphson Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Monmouth College in Monmouth.

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