Distance Mi |
Bear -ing |
S p o n s o r e d? |
Chart | Preview color key | Light Pollution | Prov/State | Comments/Links |
0 | |
|
Jefferson City |
|
|
Tennessee |
A town in Jefferson county. |
1 | SE |
|
Mossy Creek Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
23 | S |
|
Pigeon Forge Area |
|
|
Tennessee |
Forecast covers Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. |
26 | SW |
|
Knoxville |
|
|
Tennessee |
Home of the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS). |
29 | E |
|
The Winter-Hawk Memorial Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
Observatory under construction. |
30 | S |
|
Wears Valley |
|
|
Tennessee |
A community in Sevier County. |
32 | W |
|
Norris Lake |
|
|
Tennessee |
Forecast also covers Norris Dam State park, Anderson County Park, Big Ridge State Park, and Campbell County Park. |
35 | S |
|
Great Smokey Mountains National Park |
|
|
Tennessee |
National Park. |
35 | S |
|
Newfound Gap |
|
|
Tennessee |
Newfound Gap is in the Smokey Mountains. Near Morton Overlook a popular photography spot. |
37 | SW |
|
Maryville |
|
|
Tennessee |
|
42 | E |
|
Mill Ridge |
|
|
North Carolina |
A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. North of Asheville. |
42 | SW |
|
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. |
42 | SW |
|
Look Rock |
|
|
Tennessee |
An overlook in the Foothills Parkway used as a public observing site by the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS). |
44 | W |
|
Oak Ridge |
|
|
Tennessee |
|
45 | N |
|
Pine Mountain State Resort Park |
|
|
Kentucky |
State Park near Pineville. |
46 | SE |
|
Grassland Mountain Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
Private observatory of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. In Madison County. |
49 | S |
|
Smoky Mountain Stargaze |
|
|
North Carolina |
Star party. |
51 | SE |
|
Aramesh |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
52 | SE |
|
Waynesville |
|
|
North Carolina |
|
54 | S |
|
Sylva |
|
|
North Carolina |
|
54 | SE |
|
Dogstar Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
54 | SW |
|
Tellico Skies Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
56 | NE |
|
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. |
56 | SE |
|
Peek Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
58 | NE |
|
Natural Tunnel State Park |
|
|
Virginia |
State park in Scott county, near Duffield. |
60 | E |
|
Rabbit Hole Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
60 | SE |
|
Pegasus Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
62 | NW |
|
Oneida |
|
|
Tennessee |
|
62 | SE |
|
Lookout Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
Observatory of the University of North Carolina - Asheville with public events by registration. Used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. |
62 | SW |
|
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. |
64 | E |
|
ETSU Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
An observatory of East Tennessee State University. Near Johnson City. |
64 | SE |
|
Asheville |
|
|
North Carolina |
Home of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. |
64 | SE |
|
His Glassworks Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory near Asheville. |
64 | SE |
|
Mt. Pisgah Parking Lot |
|
|
North Carolina |
A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. South-west of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
65 | E |
|
Johnson City |
|
|
Tennessee |
Home of the ETSU Planetarium of Eastern Tennessee University. |
65 | S |
|
Wayah Bald |
|
|
North Carolina |
A high-altitude treeless open area, with an observation tower, in the Nantahala National Forest. |
65 | SE |
|
Syzygy Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere around Asheville . |
66 | SE |
|
Firefly Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
66 | W |
|
Tamke-Allan Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
Observatory,near Rockwood, of Roane State Community College. |
68 | W |
|
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. |
70 | SW |
|
Hunt's Lodge Motorcycle Campground |
|
|
Tennessee |
Lodge and campground in Tellico Plains. |
73 | E |
|
Mount Mitchell |
|
|
North Carolina |
Centered on a lookout in Mount Mitchell State Park. |
73 | SE |
|
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute |
|
|
North Carolina |
Radio and optical observatory site of the PARI public foundation. In the Pisgah National Forest near Rosman. |
73 | W |
|
The Looking Glass Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
A private observatory in Lancing. |
75 | E |
|
Mayland Earth to Sky Park |
|
|
North Carolina |
Observatory and park of Mayland Community College. |
75 | S |
|
Mountain High observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory near Highlands. |
75 | S |
|
Whiteside Mountain |
|
|
North Carolina |
A spot near the summit of Whiteside Mountain. |
75 | SE |
|
Brevard |
|
|
North Carolina |
|
77 | E |
|
Seven Mile Ridge Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory near Little Switzerland. |
77 | SE |
|
Dill Knob Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory near Black Mountain. |
78 | NW |
|
Pickett CCC Memorial State Park |
|
|
Tennessee |
State park and International Dark-Sky Park. |
78 | S |
|
Kilpatrick Point Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory near Hayesville. |
78 | SW |
|
Murphy |
|
|
North Carolina |
|
79 | SE |
|
Morning Star Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory in the Pinnacle Mountains of Western North Carolina. |
79 | SW |
|
Buck Bald Mountain |
|
|
Tennessee |
A public area at the summit |
80 | E |
|
Romulus Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
80 | N |
|
Hazard |
|
|
Kentucky |
|
80 | SE |
|
Hendersonville |
|
|
North Carolina |
A town in Henderson county. |
81 | NE |
|
Burke Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
Observatory of King College. Also meeting place of the Bristol Astronomy Club. In Bristol. |
81 | NW |
|
Kentucky Cutoff Overlook |
|
|
Tennessee |
Forecast also covers Pickett State Park. |
81 | S |
|
Bad Creek Hydroelectric Dam |
|
|
South Carolina |
Centered on a clearing near the power dam. The site is also the trailhead for the Foothills Trail. |
81 | S |
|
Towns County Park |
|
|
Georgia |
AKA Towns County Recreation Center. park in Hiawassee. |
81 | SW |
|
Starr Mountain |
|
|
Tennessee |
A mountain in the Cherokee National Forest. |
82 | E |
|
Windy Hill Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
82 | NW |
|
Mount Chestnut Oak Observing Site |
|
|
Kentucky |
A private observing site somewhere around Goodwater. |
82 | W |
|
Spring City Park |
|
|
Tennessee |
Park in Spring City. |
85 | SE |
|
Caesars Head State Park |
|
|
South Carolina |
State Park near Cleveland, SC. |
85 | W |
|
Cumberland Mountain State Park |
|
|
Tennessee |
State park near Crossville. |
86 | S |
|
Devil's Fork State Park |
|
|
South Carolina |
State park near Salem. |
86 | SE |
|
Jones Gap State Park |
|
|
South Carolina |
State park near Marietta. |
87 | NE |
|
Caney Ridge Observatory |
|
|
Virginia |
Near Clintwood. |
88 | S |
|
Brasstown Bald |
|
|
Georgia |
Alternative Observing Site Of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. Near Brasstown Bald mountain. |
88 | SE |
|
Table Rock State Park |
|
|
South Carolina |
State park near Pickens. |
89 | S |
|
Oconee State Park |
|
|
South Carolina |
State park near Mountain Rest. |
89 | SE |
|
Keowee-Toxaway State Park |
|
|
South Carolina |
State park and Raven Rock Loop trailhead. Near Sunset. |
90 | S |
|
Cape Orion Observatory |
|
|
South Carolina |
A private observatory near Mountain Rest. |
90 | S |
|
Mountain Rest Observatory |
|
|
South Carolina |
An observing site,and future observator of the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers. |
90 | SE |
|
Twelve Mile Post |
|
|
North Carolina |
A community near Lake Lure |
90 | SW |
|
Robert W. Woodruff Scout Reservation |
|
|
Georgia |
Scout reservation used as an observing site by the Atlanta Astronomy Club. |
91 | NW |
|
Mill Springs |
|
|
Kentucky |
|
91 | S |
|
Oconee Station State Historic Site |
|
|
South Carolina |
State historic site near Walhalla. |
91 | SW |
|
Mookie Mountain Observatory |
|
|
Georgia |
A private observatory near Morganton. |
92 | SW |
|
Benton |
|
|
Tennessee |
|
93 | E |
|
Glens of Grandfather Mountain |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observing site. |
93 | NE |
|
Turtle Rock Observatory |
|
|
Virginia |
A private observatory near Abingdon. |
94 | S |
|
Dixon Lomax Memorial Observing Site |
|
|
South Carolina |
Private observing site used by the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers. Somewhere around Longcreek. |
94 | SE |
|
Foothills Astronomical Society |
|
|
North Carolina |
A site of the Foothills Astronomical Society. Near Tryon. |
95 | S |
|
Batesville |
|
|
Georgia |
A town in Habersham county. |
95 | SW |
|
Bryan College |
|
|
Tennessee |
Bryan College in Dayton. |
97 | E |
|
Mountain City |
|
|
Tennessee |
|
97 | SE |
|
Squirrel Valley Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
99 | SW |
|
Bee Sting Hill Observatory |
|
|
Georgia |
A private observatory. |
99 | SW |
|
Birchwood |
|
|
Tennessee |
|
100 | E |
|
Snow Moon Camp Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
100 | SE |
|
Cherry Hill Farm |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private farm near Union. |
100 | SE |
|
Easley, Liberty, Pickens Area |
|
|
South Carolina |
|
101 | E |
|
Rankin Science Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
Observatory of Appalachian State University. Near Boone. |
102 | E |
|
Silver Creek Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory near Morganton. |
102 | NW |
|
Brodhead |
|
|
Kentucky |
Forecast also covers crab orchard and Mount Vernon. |
103 | NW |
|
Goochtown |
|
|
Kentucky |
In Pulaski county. |
103 | SE |
|
Paris Mountain State Park |
|
|
South Carolina |
State park near Greenville. |
104 | E |
|
Morganton |
|
|
North Carolina |
A town in Burke County. |
104 | S |
|
Luckie's Observatory |
|
|
Georgia |
A private observatory. |
104 | S |
|
Dark Sky Observatory |
|
|
South Carolina |
A private observatory in Seneca. |
104 | S |
|
Shaver Recreation Center |
|
|
South Carolina |
AKA Shaver Complex. A Recreation center in Seneca. |
104 | SE |
|
Transit Dreams Observatory |
|
|
South Carolina |
Transit Dreams Observatory |
104 | W |
|
Cumberland Plateau Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
Near Livingston. |
105 | SW |
|
Doogan's Mountain |
|
|
Georgia |
|
106 | S |
|
Central-Clemson |
|
|
South Carolina |
Forecast covers Clemson, Central, Pendelton and Seneca |
106 | SE |
|
Rutherford County Astronomical Society - Site 1 |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observing site of the Rutherford County Astronomical Society. |
107 | NE |
|
Kelly's Chapel |
|
|
Virginia |
A landmark for nearby observers. |
107 | SE |
|
Greenville |
|
|
South Carolina |
Home of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. |
108 | SW |
|
Uranias' Slave Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
A private observatory near Harrison. |
110 | E |
|
High Peak Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory near Valdese. |
110 | S |
|
Black Mountain Observatory |
|
|
Georgia |
A private observatory near Dahlonega. |
110 | W |
|
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. |
111 | SE |
|
Charles E. Daniel Observatory |
|
|
South Carolina |
Observatory of the Roper Mountain Science Center. Site of star parties held by the Roper Mountain Astronomers. |
111 | W |
|
Sparta |
|
|
Tennessee |
|
112 | N |
|
Berea |
|
|
Kentucky |
|
112 | SW |
|
Twin Oaks Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
A private observatory near Soddy-Daisy. |
113 | SW |
|
Puckett Observatory |
|
|
Georgia |
Observatory near Ellijay. Home of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search |
113 | W |
|
Millard Oakley STEM Center |
|
|
Tennessee |
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Center at Tennessee Tech University (TTU). |
114 | E |
|
Colby Observing Site |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private site. |
114 | N |
|
Star City Observing Site |
|
|
Kentucky |
A private observing site in Prestonsburg. |
115 | N |
|
East Kentucky Science Center |
|
|
Kentucky |
Science Center and Planetarium in Prestonsburg. |
115 | S |
|
Lake Hartwell State Park |
|
|
South Carolina |
State park near Fair Play. |
115 | S |
|
North Georgia Astronomical Observatory |
|
|
Georgia |
The NGAO is an observatory of University of North Georgia. Also used by the North Georgia Astronomers. Near Dahlonega. |
116 | E |
|
ASU Dark Sky Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
Observatory (DSO) of Appalachian State University. Near Phillips Gap. |
116 | E |
|
Grayson Highlands |
|
|
Virginia |
|
116 | SW |
|
Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook |
|
|
Georgia |
An overlook in Fort Mountain State Park. |
117 | N |
|
Tunnel Ridge Road |
|
|
Kentucky |
A roadside spot located in Natural Bridge State Resort Park |
118 | E |
|
WestVale Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
A private observatory near . |
118 | SE |
|
Overstreet Observatory |
|
|
South Carolina |
A private observatory of a member of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. Near Spartanburg. |
118 | SW |
|
PS-191 Observatory |
|
|
Georgia |
A private observatory. |
119 | SE |
|
Craven E Williams Observatory |
|
|
North Carolina |
Observatory of Garner Webb University. Also a meeting place of the Cleveland County Astronomical Society. Near Boiling Springs. |
119 | SE |
|
Spartanburg |
|
|
South Carolina |
|
119 | SW |
|
Fredonia Mountain Observatory |
|
|
Tennessee |
A private observatory affiliate with the Barnard Astronomical Society of Chattanooga. |
120 | N |
|
EKU Observatory |
|
|
Kentucky |
Observatory of Eastern Kentucky University. In Richmond. |
120 | SE |
|
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. |