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0 Rankin Science Observatory
 
North Carolina   Observatory of Appalachian State University. Near Boone.
8N Snow Moon Camp Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
< 15 Glens of Grandfather Mountain
 
North Carolina   A private observing site.
15E ASU Dark Sky Observatory
 
North Carolina   Observatory (DSO) of Appalachian State University. Near Phillips Gap.
19N Mountain City
 
Tennessee  
27NW Romulus Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory.
29S Colby Observing Site
 
North Carolina   A private site.
30N Grayson Highlands
 
Virginia  
31NE Doughton Park
 
North Carolina   A park with a dark sky near Laurel Springs.
32NE Blue Ridge Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
33NW Windy Hill Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory.
33S High Peak Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Valdese.
33S Morganton
 
North Carolina   A town in Burke County.
34SW Mayland Earth to Sky Park
 
North Carolina   Observatory and park of Mayland Community College.
35S Silver Creek Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Morganton.
37N Kelly's Chapel
 
Virginia   A landmark for nearby observers.
37NW Burke Observatory
 
Tennessee   Observatory of King College. Also meeting place of the Bristol Astronomy Club. In Bristol.
37NW Turtle Rock Observatory
 
Virginia   A private observatory near Abingdon.
37SW Seven Mile Ridge Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Little Switzerland.
38E Stone Mountain State Park
 
North Carolina   State park near Roaring Gap.
38SE Hickory
 
North Carolina  
38W Johnson City
 
Tennessee   Home of the ETSU Planetarium of Eastern Tennessee University.
39W ETSU Observatory
 
Tennessee   An observatory of East Tennessee State University. Near Johnson City.
42S WestVale Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near .
42W Rabbit Hole Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory.
45NE Elk Creek
 
Virginia   Forcast also covers the western half of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area.
45SW Mount Mitchell
 
North Carolina   Centered on a lookout in Mount Mitchell State Park.
46NE Echo Ridge Observatory
 
Virginia   A private observatory.
52SE Lucile Miller Observatory
 
North Carolina   An observatory of the Catawba Valley Astronomy Club. Near Maiden.
54SE Allison's Woods
 
North Carolina   An observing site of the Piedmont Amateur Astronomers. Near Turnersburg.
56W 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.
57NE Elk Horn Observatory
 
Virginia   Observatory of the Echo Ridge Astronomical Society.
57S 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.
57SW Dill Knob Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Black Mountain.
58SW Peek Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
60NE Wytheville
 
Virginia  
61SW Twelve Mile Post
 
North Carolina   A community near Lake Lure
61SW His Glassworks Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Asheville.
62SW Firefly Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
62SW Syzygy Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory somewhere around Asheville .
63E Mount Airy
 
North Carolina   A town in \tSurry county.
63NE Fancy Gap
 
Virginia   A site of the Winston-Salem Astronomical League.
64SW Lookout Observatory
 
North Carolina   Observatory of the University of North Carolina - Asheville with public events by registration. Used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville.
64SW Pegasus Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
65E Pilot Mountain
 
North Carolina   FAS Bullington Observing Site
65S Rutherford County Astronomical Society - Site 1
 
North Carolina   A private observing site of the Rutherford County Astronomical Society.
65SW Asheville
 
North Carolina   Home of the Astronomy Club of Asheville.
66SE South Lake Norman
 
North Carolina   Forecast covers the southern half of Lake Norman .
66W Mill Ridge
 
North Carolina   A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. North of Asheville.
67E ScottNC Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
67NW Natural Tunnel State Park
 
Virginia   State park in Scott county, near Duffield.
67S Craven E Williams Observatory
 
North Carolina   Observatory of Garner Webb University. Also a meeting place of the Cleveland County Astronomical Society. Near Boiling Springs.
69S Cherry Hill Farm
 
North Carolina   A private farm near Union.
70E Astroquest
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
70SW Grassland Mountain Observatory
 
North Carolina   Private observatory of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. In Madison County.
72NW Caney Ridge Observatory
 
Virginia   Near Clintwood.
72SE Gastonia
 
North Carolina   Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers.
73S Squirrel Valley Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
73SE Red Door Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
75E Hampton-Harmon Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
75S Gaston County
 
North Carolina   Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers.
75W The Winter-Hawk Memorial Observatory
 
Tennessee   Observatory under construction.
76E Thompson's Yard
 
North Carolina   A site used by FAS Bullington. North-west of Winston-Salem.
76SW Foothills Astronomical Society
 
North Carolina   A site of the Foothills Astronomical Society. Near Tryon.
76SW Hendersonville
 
North Carolina   A town in Henderson county.
77S Kings Mountain State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Blacksburg.
77SE Salisbury
 
North Carolina   Home of the Astronomical Society of Rowan County.
78N Chanticlear Observatory
 
West Virginia   A private observatory near Bluefield.
78NE Primland Observatory
 
Virginia   A public observatory in Meadows of Dan.
78SE NovaLab Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Salisbury,NC.
80SE Concord-Kannapolis
 
North Carolina   Forecast covers the tarea around the towns of Concord and Kannapolis.
80SW Aramesh
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
81SW Mt. Pisgah Parking Lot
 
North Carolina   A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. South-west of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
83E CopperHead Ridge Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
83S Transit Dreams Observatory
 
South Carolina   Transit Dreams Observatory
83SE Charlotte
 
North Carolina   Home of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club.
84SW Morning Star Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory in the Pinnacle Mountains of Western North Carolina.
86NE The Saddle
 
Virginia   A site used by the Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society. On the Blue Ridge Parkway at Rocky Knob.
88NE Selu Observatory
 
Virginia   Observatory of Radford University. Near Radford.
88S Worth Mountain WMA
 
South Carolina   Aka WMWMA. Wildlife management area used as a dark sky site frequented by members of the Carolina SkyGazers.
89S Spartanburg
 
South Carolina  
89SE High Rock Lake Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near High Rock Lake.
89SW Waynesville
 
North Carolina  
90S Springlake Observatory
 
South Carolina   A private observatory.
90SW Brevard
 
North Carolina  
90SW Jones Gap State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Marietta.
91NE Blair Hill Observatory
 
Virginia   A private observatory near Christiansburg.
93S Croft State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Spartanburg.
93S Overstreet Observatory
 
South Carolina   A private observatory of a member of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. Near Spartanburg.
93SW Caesars Head State Park
 
South Carolina   State Park near Cleveland, SC.
94E Oak Ridge
 
North Carolina   In Guilford county.
94N Camp Creek
 
West Virginia   Forecast covers the Camp Creek Canyon area including the Camp Creek State Forest.
94S Peppermill Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Rock Hill.
95E High Point
 
North Carolina  
95S TwinOaks Observatory
 
South Carolina   Observatory near Rock Hill.
95SE Ballantyne Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
97E Chrysalis Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Stokesdale.
97NE 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.
97SE Indian Trail
 
North Carolina  
97SE Rock Hill
 
South Carolina  
97SW Paris Mountain State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Greenville.
97SW Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
 
North Carolina   Radio and optical observatory site of the PARI public foundation. In the Pisgah National Forest near Rosman.
98E Night Skies Network Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory. Home observatory of the Night Skies Network.
98SW Dogstar Observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory.
99NE Martin Observatory
 
Virginia   Observatory of the Virginia Tech Physics Department.
100S Taylor Oaks Observatory
 
South Carolina   A private observatory near Rock Hill.
100SE Sun City Carolina Lakes
 
South Carolina  
100SW Table Rock State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Pickens.
101S Charles E. Daniel Observatory
 
South Carolina   Observatory of the Roper Mountain Science Center. Site of star parties held by the Roper Mountain Astronomers.
101SE 808.5 Observatory
 
South Carolina   A private observatory near Wesley Chapel.
101W Jefferson City
 
Tennessee   A town in Jefferson county.
101W Mossy Creek Observatory
 
Tennessee   A private observatory.
103SW Greenville
 
South Carolina   Home of the Roper Mountain Astronomers.
104E Ridgeway
 
Virginia   A town in Henry county.
104SW Sylva
 
North Carolina  
105NE Ferrum
 
Virginia  
106E Greensboro
 
North Carolina   Home of the Greensboro Astronomy Club (GAC).
106NE 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.
106W Newfound Gap
 
Tennessee   Newfound Gap is in the Smokey Mountains. Near Morton Overlook a popular photography spot.
107SE Andrew Jackson State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Lancaster.
107SW Smoky Mountain Stargaze
 
North Carolina   Star party.
109S Chester State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Chester.
109W Pigeon Forge Area
 
Tennessee   Forecast covers Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
110E Asheboro
 
North Carolina  
110E Browns Summit
 
North Carolina  
110NW Hazard
 
Kentucky  
111S Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
 
South Carolina   State historic site near Union.
111SW Bad Creek Hydroelectric Dam
 
South Carolina   Centered on a clearing near the power dam. The site is also the trailhead for the Foothills Trail.
111SW Easley, Liberty, Pickens Area
 
South Carolina  
112NE Robert's Hill
 
Virginia   A private observing site near Catawba.
112SW Keowee-Toxaway State Park
 
South Carolina   State park and Raven Rock Loop trailhead. Near Sunset.
113S Muskgrove Mill State Historic Site
 
South Carolina   State historic site near Clinton.
113SW Devil's Fork State Park
 
South Carolina   State park near Salem.
113W Great Smokey Mountains National Park
 
Tennessee   National Park.
114SW Whiteside Mountain
 
North Carolina   A spot near the summit of Whiteside Mountain.
116SW Mountain High observatory
 
North Carolina   A private observatory near Highlands.
116W Wears Valley
 
Tennessee   A community in Sevier County.
117NW Star City Observing Site
 
Kentucky   A private observing site in Prestonsburg.
118E Dark Star Observatory
 
Virginia   A private obsrevatory near West Fork.
118NE Standing Stone Observatory
 
West Virginia   A private observatory.
118NW East Kentucky Science Center
 
Kentucky   Science Center and Planetarium in Prestonsburg.
120W Pine Mountain State Resort Park
 
Kentucky   State Park near Pineville.


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