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0 Purdue University
 
Indiana   University in West Lafayette. Home of the Cumberland Observatory.
17SE Prairie Grass Observatory
 
Indiana   An observatory located in Camp Cullom near Mullberry. Also home of the Indiana Family Star Party.
35S Shades State Park
 
Indiana   site of star parties held by the Wabash Valley Astronomical Society
37NE Logansport
 
Indiana  
38W Harvey Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
41NW Astro Acres
 
Indiana   Future astronomy and telescope farm (or astronomy village). Near the town of Morocco,IN.
42E IU Kokomo Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of Indiana University Kokomo. Also used by some members of the Kokomo Astronomy Club.
43S McCloud Nature Park
 
Indiana   A park and site of public observing held by the Indiana Astronomical Society.
43SW Danville
 
Illinois   A town in Vermilion county.
49N Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area
 
Indiana   Centered on an entrace road of the state wildlife area.
50NW Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area
 
Indiana   A wildlife managment area used by the South Side Astronomers.
51N Tippecanoe River State Park
 
Indiana   State Park. Chart is centered on a field, used for observing, near the nature center.
53NE Damer Observing Site
 
Indiana   A private observing site.
53SE Carmel
 
Indiana  
54S Greencastle
 
Indiana   Home of McKim Observatory of DePauw University.
55SE Teter Retreat and Organic Farm
 
Indiana   link
55W Middle Fork River Forest Preserve
 
Illinois   Forest reserve and International Dark Sky Park near Penfield. Used by the Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society.
57E ARGUS Dark Sky Site
 
Indiana   A site of the Wabash County Astronomical Society(WCAS).
58SE Fishers
 
Indiana  
59SE Center Valley Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory somewhere around Clayton.
61SE Indianapolis
 
Indiana   Home of the Indiana Astronomical Society and Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium of Butler University.
63N Thomas Conway Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of the Calumet Astronomical Society. Near Lowell in Lake county.
67E Marion
 
Indiana  
67SE Goethe Link Observatory
 
Indiana   of Indiana University. Also the location of the Tanager Hill Observatory. In Brooklyn(IN).
68N Buckeyestargazer Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory near Valparaiso.
68NE Birch Rd. Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory.
68S Oakley Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Near Terre Haute
69E Anderson University Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of Anderson University.
70NE Potawatomi Wildlife Park
 
Indiana   A dark-sky preserve. Dark-sky site of the Warsaw Astronomical Society. Near Tippecanoe.
70NW Bradley
 
Illinois   Home of the Kankakee Area StarGazers.
70SE Coyote Howl Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory.
71N Lemon Lake County Park
 
Indiana   Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
71S Terre Haute
 
Indiana   A town in Vigo county.
72N VU Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of Valparaiso University which holds public events.
72S Hale Hill Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory in the Owen-Putnam State Forest near Spencer. Used by some members of the Indiana Astronomical Society.
72SE The Star Deck Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory near Greenfield.
74NE Morris Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of Manchester College. In North Manchester.
74NW Mount Jennings Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory somewhere around Manteno.
74NW Stelle
 
Illinois   A community in Rogers Township, IL
75E Taylor University Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of Taylor University in Upland.
77NW Peotone
 
Illinois  
77SW Walnut Point State Park
 
Illinois   State park. Used by some members of the Astronomical Society at the University of Illinois and the Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society
77W Champaign/Urbana Astronomical Society Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the CUAS.
78NW Prairie Skies Star Party
 
Illinois   Star party held at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See.
80SE Franklin
 
Indiana   A town in Johnson country.
81NE Bremen
 
Indiana   A town in Marshall county. Home of BHS Astronomy of Bremen High School.
81NE Huntington
 
Indiana  
81SE Morgantown
 
Indiana  
82NW Our Prairie Sky
 
Illinois   In Park Forest.
83E Muncie
 
Indiana   Home of the Muncie Astronomy Club and the observatory of Ball State University.
85N Indiana Dunes State Park
 
Indiana   Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
85NW Prairie State College
 
Illinois   College in Chicago Heights.
86SE Bill's Doghouse Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory in Knightstown.
87NE Stillwaters Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory near Columbia City.
87SE Shelbyville
 
Indiana  
88NE Camp Crosley/WAS Observatory
 
Indiana   A observatory of the Warsaw Astronomical Society(WAS). Located at Camp Crosley.
88NW Braidwood Dark Sky Site
 
Illinois   Near Gardner.
88S Porter West Preserve
 
Indiana   A nature Preserve
89N Michigan City
 
Indiana   A town in La Porte county.
90S Bloomington
 
Indiana   Home of Kirkwood Observatory of the Indiana University Bloomington.
91E Bushels and Baskets Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory.
91N New Carlisle
 
Indiana  
91NW Tinley Park
 
Illinois   A town in Cook county.
92SW Charleston
 
Illinois  
92SW West Union
 
Illinois  
95N Jordan Hall Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory, of the University of Notre Dame, at the Jordan Hall of Science. In South Bend.
97NE Goshen College
 
Indiana   College in Goshen, IN.
97NE PHM Planetarium
 
Indiana   Aka Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) Planetarium, in Mishawaka.
97NW The Lone Wolf Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Oak Lawn
97S Bloomfield
 
Indiana  
98NW Lake Katherine Nature Center
 
Illinois   Nature center in Palos Heights. Site of public observing sessions held by the Chicago Astronomical Society.
99NW NAA Ransom
 
Illinois   An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Ransom.
100NW Lockport
 
Illinois   A town in Will county.
100NW Moraine Valley Community College Observatory
 
Illinois   observatory of Moraine Valley Community College.
100SE Columbus
 
Indiana  
102NW The Little Red School House
 
Illinois   A site used by the Chicago Astronomical Society. In Willow Springs.
102W Decatur Area Astronomy Club
 
Illinois   An observing site of the Decatur Area Astronomy Club at Friends Creek County Park. 20 miles NE of Decatur.
103N Warren Dunes State Park
 
Michigan   State park new Sawyer.
103S Maumee
 
Indiana   A town in the Hoosier National Forest.
105E Berne
 
Indiana   A town in Adams county.
105N Chicago
 
Illinois   Home of the Chicago Astronomical Society.
106N Bridgman
 
Michigan  
106NE Fort Wayne
 
Indiana   Home of the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society.
107N Oronoko Observatory
 
Michigan   Near Berrien Springs.
107SW Taylor Dark Sky Site
 
Illinois   Near Yale.
109NW NAA Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Naperville.
109W Bloomington
 
Illinois   A town in McLean county.
110N Kingman Observatory
 
Michigan   Observatory of Andrews University. In Berrien Springs.
110NW Megamark Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
110NW NAA Minooka
 
Illinois   An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
110S Morrow Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of Bedford-North Lawrence High School (BNLHS). Used by the Stonebelt Stargazers Astronomy Club. Near Bedford.
110SW Sullivan Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory in Sullivan.
111NE Shipshewana
 
Indiana  
111NW Streator
 
Illinois  
112NW NAA Caton
 
Illinois   A site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. A few miles from Newark, but 25 miles southwest of Naperville.
112NW White Eagle Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Naperville.
112SE Westport
 
Indiana  
113N Cricket Hill
 
Illinois   Part of Lincoln Park. At Montrose Harbor.
114SW Wolf Creek State Park
 
Illinois   State park and site of public star parties held by the Sandusky Valley Amateur Astronomy Club (SVAAC).
115E Richmond
 
Indiana  
115NW Lombard
 
Illinois   Forecast also covers Glendale Hieghts, Elmhurst, Villa Park, Addison, and Glen Ellyn.
115W Decatur(IL)
 
Illinois   Home of Requarth Observatory of Millikin University. Requarth Observatory is host of public observing nights.
116NE Dr. T. K. Lawless Park
 
Michigan   Park and site of the Michiana Star Party held by the Michiana Astronomical Society. Near Vandalia.
116W Sugar Grove Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the Twin City Amateur Astronomers. In the Sugar Grove Nature Center.
117NE Auburn
 
Indiana   Home of Starkey Observatory.
117NW SWAOG Light Site
 
Illinois   A public observing site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group. In Wheaton.
118NW SWAOG Dark Site
 
Illinois   A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.
119N Benton Harbor
 
Michigan   A atown in Berrien county.
119N Dearborn Observatory
 
Illinois   Observatory of Northwestern University.
119NW Serena
 
Illinois   A town in La Salle county.
120N Morton Grove
 
Illinois   Forcast also covers Glenview, Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie, Park Ridge, Niles, and Des Plaines.
121NE Yarger Observatory
 
Michigan   Observatory and site of Astrocamp at YMCA Camp Eberhart in Three Rivers.
121NW TASS H (Droege) Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the Amateur Sky Survey project. Near Batavia.
124NW Peck Farm Park
 
Illinois   Public viewing site for the Fox Valley Astronomical Society. In Geneva.
124NW Starved Rock State Park
 
Illinois   State park. Used by some members of the Astronomical Society at the University of Illinois. Also home of Astrofest, a star party held by the Chicago Astronomical Society.
124S Three Guys Observatory
 
Indiana   Near Washington.
124SE Indian Lakes RV Campground
 
Indiana   An campground near Penntown
125S Vincennes
 
Indiana  
125SW Effingham
 
Illinois   A town in Effingham county.
126SE Blue Creek Observing Site
 
Indiana   A private observing site somewhere around Sunman.
127E Tranquility Observatory
 
Ohio   A private observatory near West Manchester.
127N Glencoe
 
Illinois  
127NW Hickory Knolls Discovery Center
 
Illinois   An environmental education center located in James O. Breen Community Park in St Charles. Also site of star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
128W Lone Wolf Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Varna.
130NE Neuenschwander Observatory
 
Michigan   A private observatory.
130NW Northwest Suburban Astronomers
 
Illinois   The NSA is active in the area of Palatine/Hoffman Estates.
131E White Barn Observatory
 
Ohio   Future observatory site near Bradford.
131NW U-46 Planetarium
 
Illinois   Elgin School District Planetarium in Elgin.
131S SIX A RANCH OBSERVATORY
 
Indiana   A private obseratory.
132N Lincolnshire
 
Illinois   Also covers Deerfield which is home of the Skokie Valley Astronomers .
132NW OneDarkSky.com Observation Site #1
 
Illinois   A clearing off of Cobblers Crossing, in Elgin. Site of public star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
132NW Lily Lake Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
132SE Oxford
 
Ohio  
133E Darke Sky Ranch
 
Ohio   A private observatory near Red River, OH.
134E New Bremen
 
Ohio  
135NW Barrington Hills
 
Illinois   A town in Cook county. Site of International Year of Astronomy events.
135S Red n Blue Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory near Otwell.
135SW PICO
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Pana.
136E Thomas S. Toth Observatory
 
Ohio   A private observatory near Spencerville.
137NW Lake Zurich
 
Illinois  
140N South Haven Pier
 
Michigan  
140S Patoka Lake Observing Sites
 
Indiana   General area of observing sites used by the Evansville Astronomical Society. Forecast also covers the Patoka Lake Campground. In the Newton-Stewart State Recreation Area.
141NE Portage (MI)
 
Michigan  
141NW De Kalb
 
Illinois   Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
141SE Hanover College
 
Indiana   A college in Culbertson.
141W Peoria
 
Illinois   Home of the Peoria Astronomical Society and the NorthMoor Observatory.
142NW Lake Thunderbird
 
Illinois   A lake near Putnam.
144SE Hamilton
 
Ohio   A town in Butler county.
145NW Crystal Lake
 
Illinois  
146E The Troy Observatory
 
Ohio   A private observatory.
146NE Kalamazoo
 
Michigan   Home of the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society and Owl Observatory.
146NE Pioneer Scout Reservation
 
Ohio   A scout camp used as a star party site by the Toledo Astronomical Association.
146NW Smith Observing Site
 
Illinois   Near Round Lake Beach and about 15 miles west of Waukegan.
147NE Defiance
 
Ohio  
147SE AIG public observatory
 
Kentucky  
148SE Middletown
 
Ohio  
148W Stardust Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
149N Astro Hut
 
Michigan   A private observatory near Holland.
150E Schoonover Observatory
 
Ohio   An observatory staffed by members of the Lima Astronomical Society. Near Lima.
150S Starlight Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory near the town of Starlight.
150SE Marra's Frustration Center
 
Ohio   A private observatory near Forest Park.
151NW Claustonberry Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Marengo.
151S LAS Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of the Louisville Astronomical Society near Curby.
151SE England/Idlewild Park
 
Kentucky   Park in Burlington, KY. Site of public star parties held by volunteers from the Cincinnati Observatory Center (COC).
151SE Hebron
 
Kentucky  
151SE KimbleLabs Observatory
 
Ohio   A private observatory near West Chester Township.
151SE Skunk Ridge Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory near Vevay. Note this chart uses DST.
152E Dayton
 
Ohio   Home of the Miami Valley Astronomical Society and their Apollo Observatory.
152SE Cincinnati
 
Ohio   Home of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society.
153N Vivekananda Monastery
 
Michigan   A site used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association in Ganges.
153NE Sycamore Stars Observatory
 
Michigan   A privately owned observatory dedicated to public remote use. Near Otsego.
153NW Kirkland
 
Illinois  
153NW Marengo
 
Illinois  
153NW Woodstock
 
Illinois  
153SE West Chester
 
Ohio   A town in Butler county.
154SW Albion
 
Illinois  
155W The Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory
 
Illinois   Observatory maintained by the Peoria Astronomical Society. In Jubliee College State Park.
156N Kenosha
 
Wisconsin   Home of the Kenosha Astronomy Club.
156S Wahnsiedler Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of the Evansville Astronomical Society. Near Lynnville.
156W Bojarzin Observatory
 
Illinois   Near Springfield.
156W Chatham
 
Illinois  
158S Corydon Ridge Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory.
158SW Alma
 
Illinois   A town in Marion county.
159NE Battle Creek
 
Michigan   A town in Calhoun county.
159NW Green River State Wildlife Area
 
Illinois   Link.
159NW Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
 
Illinois   State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
160E Indian Lake State Park
 
Ohio   State park
160S Grayville
 
Illinois  
160SE Cincinnati Observatory Center
 
Ohio   A public observatory in Cincinnati.
161NE Black Swamp Observatory
 
Ohio   A private observatory near Napoleon.
161NW Eagle Observatory
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory near Eagle.
161SE Lincoln Ridge Park
 
Kentucky   Park in Kenton county. Formerly known as Banklick Woods Park. Site of Star Gazes (public star parties) with the Midwestern Astronomers.
162E Champaign Star Gazers Observing Site
 
Ohio   About 9 miles from Urbana.
162SE Loveland
 
Ohio   A town in Hamilton county.
162SE Moore Observatory
 
Kentucky   Observatory of the University of Louisville. In Brownsboro.
162W Lanphier Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the Sangamon Astronomical Society. Near Pleasant Plains.
163E Fred Bay Observatory
 
Ohio   Observatory of the Warren County Astronomical Society. In Hisey Park.
163SE Louisville
 
Kentucky   Home of the Louisville Astronomical Society.
164E ONU Observatory
 
Ohio   Observatory or Ohio Northern University.
165N Racine
 
Wisconsin   Home of the Racine Astronomical Society.
165N Richard Bong State Recreation Area
 
Wisconsin   Recreation Area near Burlington. Used by some members of the Racine Astronomical Society.
165NW Blackhawk Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
166E Caesar Creek State Park
 
Ohio   State Park near Waynesville.
166SE Morrow
 
Ohio  
167S Borman Observatory
 
Indiana  
168E John Bryan State Park Observatory
 
Ohio   Observatory of the Miami Valley Astronomical Society in John Bryan State Park.
168NW J. Weiskopf Observatory
 
Illinois   Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
168SE Cincinnati Nature Center
 
Ohio   Centered on the field of the Abner Hollow Pioneer Cabin in the Nature Center.
168W Site "M"
 
Illinois   A site of the Sangamon Astronomical Society.Near Ashland.
169N Modine Benstead Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory of the Racine Astronomical Society.
169NW Caledonia
 
Illinois  
170NE Lake Hudson State Recreational Area
 
Michigan   Dark-sky preserve near Hudson. Used for star parties by the Amateur Astronomers of Jackson.
170NW Rockford
 
Illinois   Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
170SE Lexington Trails
 
Kentucky   A private observing site near Dry Ridge. Forecast also covers Williamstown and Crittenden.,
170SE Rachel A. Hutzel Observatory
 
Ohio   Observatory at Camp Joy. In partnership with the Warren County Astronomical Society.
171NW Yerkes Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory in Williams Bay.
172NW Sterling
 
Illinois  
172SE A. J. Jolly Park
 
Kentucky   Park in Campbell County.
172SE Stonelick Lake State Park
 
Ohio   Home of public observing at Cincinnati Observatory. Pleasant Plain.
173NW Astro-Physics
 
Illinois   Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
173S Evansville
 
Indiana   Home of the Evansville Astronomical Society
173SE Batavia
 
Ohio   Home of Clermont College. In Clermont County.
174NE Beman Observatory
 
Michigan   Observatory of Olivet College in Olivet.
174NE Camp McGregor Observatory
 
Michigan   Observatory, at Camp McGregor, of the Jackson County Intermediate School District. Also site of star parties held by the Amateur Astronomers of Jackson.
174SE Wild Duck Observatory
 
Kentucky   A private observatory near Shelbyville.
174SW Carlyle Lake
 
Illinois   A site on the south-east shore of Carlyle Lake. Near the town of Carlyle. Used by members of the St. Louis Astronomical Society and the River Bend Astronomy Club.
177E Jefferson Observatory
 
Ohio   A private observatory.
177N Hemlock Crossings Park
 
Michigan   A park used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association (SAAA).
178N Franklin
 
Wisconsin   In Milwaukee county. Near a BYA affiliate starparty site.
179S Otter Creek Observatory
 
Kentucky   Observatory of Otter Creek Park and Jefferson Community College. Near Brandenburg.
180NW Big Cigar Astronomy
 
Illinois   Club near South Beloit
180SW Mount Vernon
 
Illinois   A town in Jefferson.


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