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Rutherford County Astronomical Society - Site 1 |
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North Carolina |
A private observing site of the Rutherford County Astronomical Society. |
8 | W |
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Cherry Hill Farm |
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North Carolina |
A private farm near Union. |
14 | E |
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Craven E Williams Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory of Garner Webb University. Also a meeting place of the Cleveland County Astronomical Society. Near Boiling Springs. |
15 | W |
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Squirrel Valley Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
16 | NW |
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Twelve Mile Post |
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North Carolina |
A community near Lake Lure |
19 | W |
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Foothills Astronomical Society |
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North Carolina |
A site of the Foothills Astronomical Society. Near Tryon. |
20 | SW |
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Transit Dreams Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Transit Dreams Observatory |
22 | E |
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M.A.R.S.Observatory |
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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. |
24 | S |
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Spartanburg |
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South Carolina |
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26 | S |
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Springlake Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory. |
28 | S |
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Croft State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Spartanburg. |
28 | S |
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Overstreet Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory of a member of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. Near Spartanburg. |
29 | NW |
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Dill Knob Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Black Mountain. |
30 | N |
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Silver Creek Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Morganton. |
31 | W |
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Hendersonville |
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North Carolina |
A town in Henderson county. |
32 | E |
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Kings Mountain State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Blacksburg. |
34 | N |
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Morganton |
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North Carolina |
A town in Burke County. |
34 | NE |
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WestVale Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near . |
34 | SE |
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Worth Mountain WMA |
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South Carolina |
Aka WMWMA. Wildlife management area used as a dark sky site frequented by members of the Carolina SkyGazers. |
36 | NE |
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High Peak Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Valdese. |
36 | SW |
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Paris Mountain State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Greenville. |
38 | NW |
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Mount Mitchell |
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North Carolina |
Centered on a lookout in Mount Mitchell State Park. |
38 | W |
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Morning Star Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory in the Pinnacle Mountains of Western North Carolina. |
39 | SW |
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Charles E. Daniel Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory of the Roper Mountain Science Center. Site of star parties held by the Roper Mountain Astronomers. |
39 | W |
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Jones Gap State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Marietta. |
40 | E |
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Gaston County |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers. |
40 | N |
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Seven Mile Ridge Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Little Switzerland. |
40 | NW |
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Firefly Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
41 | E |
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Gastonia |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers. |
41 | NW |
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Syzygy Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere around Asheville . |
41 | SW |
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Greenville |
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South Carolina |
Home of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. |
42 | NW |
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Asheville |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. |
42 | NW |
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His Glassworks Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Asheville. |
42 | W |
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Caesars Head State Park |
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South Carolina |
State Park near Cleveland, SC. |
43 | NW |
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Lookout Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory of the University of North Carolina - Asheville with public events by registration. Used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. |
44 | NE |
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Colby Observing Site |
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North Carolina |
A private site. |
44 | NE |
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Hickory |
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North Carolina |
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44 | NE |
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Lucile Miller Observatory |
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North Carolina |
An observatory of the Catawba Valley Astronomy Club. Near Maiden. |
46 | NW |
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Pegasus Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
47 | N |
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Mayland Earth to Sky Park |
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North Carolina |
Observatory and park of Mayland Community College. |
47 | W |
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Brevard |
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North Carolina |
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48 | E |
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Red Door Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
48 | S |
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Muskgrove Mill State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Clinton. |
48 | SW |
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Table Rock State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Pickens. |
48 | W |
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Mt. Pisgah Parking Lot |
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North Carolina |
A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. South-west of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
49 | S |
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Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Union. |
51 | NW |
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Peek Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
54 | SE |
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Peppermill Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Rock Hill. |
54 | SE |
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TwinOaks Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory near Rock Hill. |
54 | SW |
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Easley, Liberty, Pickens Area |
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South Carolina |
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55 | E |
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South Lake Norman |
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North Carolina |
Forecast covers the southern half of Lake Norman . |
55 | W |
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Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute |
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North Carolina |
Radio and optical observatory site of the PARI public foundation. In the Pisgah National Forest near Rosman. |
56 | SE |
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Rock Hill |
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South Carolina |
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57 | SE |
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Chester State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Chester. |
58 | N |
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Glens of Grandfather Mountain |
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North Carolina |
A private observing site. |
58 | SE |
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Taylor Oaks Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Rock Hill. |
58 | W |
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Aramesh |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
60 | E |
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Charlotte |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club. |
60 | NW |
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Grassland Mountain Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Private observatory of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. In Madison County. |
60 | SW |
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Keowee-Toxaway State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park and Raven Rock Loop trailhead. Near Sunset. |
62 | W |
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Waynesville |
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North Carolina |
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63 | W |
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Devil's Fork State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Salem. |
64 | S |
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Ware Shoals Park |
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South Carolina |
Park in Ware Shoals. |
65 | E |
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Ballantyne Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
65 | E |
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Sun City Carolina Lakes |
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South Carolina |
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65 | N |
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Rankin Science Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory of Appalachian State University. Near Boone. |
65 | NW |
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Mill Ridge |
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North Carolina |
A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. North of Asheville. |
65 | W |
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Bad Creek Hydroelectric Dam |
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South Carolina |
Centered on a clearing near the power dam. The site is also the trailhead for the Foothills Trail. |
67 | SW |
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Central-Clemson |
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South Carolina |
Forecast covers Clemson, Central, Pendelton and Seneca |
68 | W |
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Dogstar Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
69 | SW |
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Anderson |
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South Carolina |
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70 | SE |
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Andrew Jackson State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Lancaster. |
71 | S |
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Lake Shores |
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South Carolina |
A town in Greenwood. Forecast also covers the western two thirds of Lake Greenwood. |
71 | W |
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Whiteside Mountain |
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North Carolina |
A spot near the summit of Whiteside Mountain. |
72 | E |
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Indian Trail |
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North Carolina |
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72 | N |
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Snow Moon Camp Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
72 | NE |
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ASU Dark Sky Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory (DSO) of Appalachian State University. Near Phillips Gap. |
72 | SW |
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Due West |
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South Carolina |
Home of Erskine Observatory of Erskine College. |
72 | SW |
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Oconee Station State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Walhalla. |
72 | SW |
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Dark Sky Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory in Seneca. |
73 | E |
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808.5 Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Wesley Chapel. |
73 | SW |
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Shaver Recreation Center |
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South Carolina |
AKA Shaver Complex. A Recreation center in Seneca. |
74 | E |
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Concord-Kannapolis |
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North Carolina |
Forecast covers the tarea around the towns of Concord and Kannapolis. |
74 | N |
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ETSU Observatory |
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Tennessee |
An observatory of East Tennessee State University. Near Johnson City. |
74 | NE |
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Allison's Woods |
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North Carolina |
An observing site of the Piedmont Amateur Astronomers. Near Turnersburg. |
74 | SW |
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Oconee State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Mountain Rest. |
74 | W |
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Mountain High observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Highlands. |
74 | W |
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Sylva |
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North Carolina |
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75 | N |
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Johnson City |
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Tennessee |
Home of the ETSU Planetarium of Eastern Tennessee University. |
75 | NW |
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Rabbit Hole Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
76 | S |
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Lake Greenwood State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Ninety Six. |
76 | SW |
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Cape Orion Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Mountain Rest. |
76 | SW |
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Mountain Rest Observatory |
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South Carolina |
An observing site,and future observator of the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers. |
77 | S |
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Stony Ridge Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Prosperity. |
78 | N |
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Romulus Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
78 | NW |
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The Winter-Hawk Memorial Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory under construction. |
80 | SW |
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Sadlers Creek State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Anderson. |
81 | SW |
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Rogers' Astrophysics Observatory |
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Georgia |
On the Georgia shore of Hartwell Lake. |
81 | W |
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Smoky Mountain Stargaze |
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North Carolina |
Star party. |
82 | N |
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Mountain City |
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Tennessee |
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83 | SE |
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Taylor Creek Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory. |
84 | SE |
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Lake Wateree State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Winnsboro. |
84 | SW |
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Dixon Lomax Memorial Observing Site |
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South Carolina |
Private observing site used by the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers. Somewhere around Longcreek. |
84 | SW |
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Lake Hartwell State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Fair Play. |
85 | E |
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Salisbury |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Astronomical Society of Rowan County. |
87 | E |
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NovaLab Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Salisbury,NC. |
87 | N |
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Windy Hill Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
88 | NE |
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Doughton Park |
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North Carolina |
A park with a dark sky near Laurel Springs. |
88 | S |
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Dreher Island State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Prospertiy. |
88 | SE |
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Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club. |
88 | W |
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Newfound Gap |
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Tennessee |
Newfound Gap is in the Smokey Mountains. Near Morton Overlook a popular photography spot. |
89 | SE |
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Taxahaw |
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South Carolina |
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90 | N |
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Burke Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory of King College. Also meeting place of the Bristol Astronomy Club. In Bristol. |
90 | NE |
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Stone Mountain State Park |
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North Carolina |
State park near Roaring Gap. |
90 | SE |
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Maxwell Point |
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South Carolina |
A point on the north-east shore of Lake Murray. Near Irmo. |
91 | S |
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Lake Murray Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory on Lake Murray near Hollow Creek. |
91 | SW |
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Calhoun Falls State Park |
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South Carolina |
State Park near Calhoun Falls. |
92 | NE |
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Blue Ridge Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
92 | SE |
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Blythewood |
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South Carolina |
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93 | NW |
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Bays Mountain Park |
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Tennessee |
City park with astronomy programs. Site of the Bays Mountain Observatory, and home of the Bays Mountain Astronomy Club. Near Kingsport. |
93 | W |
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Wayah Bald |
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North Carolina |
A high-altitude treeless open area, with an observation tower, in the Nantahala National Forest. |
94 | S |
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Troy Dark Sky Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Near Troy and Mc Cormick. |
95 | N |
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Grayson Highlands |
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Virginia |
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95 | W |
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Great Smokey Mountains National Park |
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Tennessee |
National Park. |
97 | N |
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Turtle Rock Observatory |
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Virginia |
A private observatory near Abingdon. |
97 | NE |
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ScottNC Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
97 | S |
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Batesburg-Leesville High School |
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South Carolina |
School in Batesburg-Leesville. |
98 | E |
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High Rock Lake Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near High Rock Lake. |
98 | NE |
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Astroquest |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
98 | SE |
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Lexington(SC) |
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South Carolina |
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99 | NE |
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Hampton-Harmon Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
99 | W |
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Pigeon Forge Area |
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Tennessee |
Forecast covers Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. |
100 | S |
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Baker Creek State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near McCormick. |
100 | SW |
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Pleasant Grove Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory somewhere around Royston. |
101 | N |
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Kelly's Chapel |
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Virginia |
A landmark for nearby observers. |
101 | SE |
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Sesquicentennial State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Columbia. |
102 | S |
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Hickory Knob State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park McCormick. |
102 | SE |
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Boeing Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory of the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. |
102 | SE |
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Forest Acres Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere around Forest Acres. |
102 | SE |
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West Columbia |
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South Carolina |
Also covers Columbia, home of the Melton Memorial Observatory of the University of South Carolina. |
102 | W |
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Wears Valley |
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Tennessee |
A community in Sevier County. |
103 | NE |
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CopperHead Ridge Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
103 | W |
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Batesville |
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Georgia |
A town in Habersham county. |
104 | NW |
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Mossy Creek Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
105 | NE |
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Pilot Mountain |
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North Carolina |
FAS Bullington Observing Site |
105 | SE |
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Goodale State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Camden. |
105 | W |
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Kilpatrick Point Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Hayesville. |
106 | NW |
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Jefferson City |
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Tennessee |
A town in Jefferson county. |
107 | N |
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Elk Creek |
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Virginia |
Forcast also covers the western half of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. |
107 | NE |
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Thompson's Yard |
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North Carolina |
A site used by FAS Bullington. North-west of Winston-Salem. |
107 | SE |
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MAC-Hunter Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Five observatories of members of the Midlands Astronomy Club. Near Behune. |
108 | N |
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Echo Ridge Observatory |
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Virginia |
A private observatory. |
108 | NW |
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Natural Tunnel State Park |
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Virginia |
State park in Scott county, near Duffield. |
108 | S |
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Hamilton Branch State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Plum Beach. |
108 | SW |
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Luckie's Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
108 | W |
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Towns County Park |
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Georgia |
AKA Towns County Recreation Center. park in Hiawassee. |
111 | NE |
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Mount Airy |
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North Carolina |
A town in \tSurry county. |
111 | W |
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Brasstown Bald |
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Georgia |
Alternative Observing Site Of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. Near Brasstown Bald mountain. |
111 | W |
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Cades Cove |
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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. |
112 | E |
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Town Creek Indian Mound |
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North Carolina |
A National Historic Site. Is available for use at night only during published star parties or by special permit |
112 | SW |
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Yamabushi Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Commerce. |
113 | NE |
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Elk Horn Observatory |
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Virginia |
Observatory of the Echo Ridge Astronomical Society. |
114 | SE |
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Rembert |
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South Carolina |
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115 | SE |
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Sugarloaf Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory near Patrick. Used by the Midlands Astronomy club |
116 | NE |
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Fancy Gap |
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Virginia |
A site of the Winston-Salem Astronomical League. |
116 | NE |
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High Point |
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North Carolina |
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117 | W |
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Look Rock |
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Tennessee |
An overlook in the Foothills Parkway used as a public observing site by the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS). |
118 | SE |
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Congaree National Park |
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South Carolina |
This chart is centered on a parking area of Congaree National Park. Used by the Midlands Astronomy Club. |