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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			Apple River			Illinois
14	S		Massbach Ridge			Illinois
17	W		Galena			Illinois
23	NE		Mark's place			Wisconsin	A private observing site.
24	NW		Big M Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Platteville.
25	NE		West Point Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory near Monticello.
26	E		Monroe			Wisconsin	A town in Green county.
26	N		Mineral Point			Wisconsin
27	SE		Doug Firebaugh Observatory			Illinois	A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
28	W		Dubuque			Iowa
29	NE		Meadowlark Ridge Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory somewhere around near New Glarus.
31	W		Grant River Recreation Area			Wisconsin	A recreation area near Potosi.
32	N		Dodgeville			Wisconsin
33	NE		Wild Apple Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Dane County.
36	SW		Timber City Productions Lookout			Iowa	A private observing site.
40	E		Velveeta Valley Observatory			Illinois	Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
40	NE		Yanna Research Station			Wisconsin	Observatory site of the Madison Astronomical Society. Near Attica.
41	E		Hawkeye Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
44	S		Rutenbeck Observatory			Iowa	Just west of Clinton.
46	NE		Pine Bluff Observatory			Wisconsin	Local research observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 15 miles from Madison.
51	SE		J. Weiskopf Observatory			Illinois	Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
53	SE		Sterling			Illinois
54	NE		Madison			Wisconsin	Home of the Madison Astronomical Society.
55	E		Big Cigar Astronomy			Illinois	Club near South Beloit
55	E		Rockford			Illinois	Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
57	E		Astro-Physics			Illinois	Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
57	E		Janesville			Wisconsin
60	N		Richland Center			Wisconsin
60	NW		Wyalusing			Wisconsin	Home of the Starsplitters of Wyalusing.
62	S		Sunny Knoll Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Port Byron.
62	SW		Dixon			Iowa	Close to Menke and Jens-Wendt Observatories
63	E		Caledonia			Illinois
63	NE		Suburban Lights Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Marshall.
65	NE		De Forest			Wisconsin
66	E		Blackhawk Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
67	SE		Green River State Wildlife Area			Illinois	Link.
70	NW		Mount Sterling			Wisconsin
71	SE		Kirkland			Illinois
72	N		Reedsburg			Wisconsin
74	E		UW-Whitewater Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater.
75	NE		Aztalan State Park			Wisconsin	State park near Aztalan.
77	S		PACMO			Illinois	An observing site of the Popular Astronomy Club.
79	E		Claustonberry Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Marengo.
79	E		Marengo			Illinois
79	NE		Portage			Wisconsin
80	E		Yerkes Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory in Williams Bay.
80	N		Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center			Wisconsin	Nature reserve and site of star parties by the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
80	S		Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park			Illinois	State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
80	SE		De Kalb			Illinois	Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
82	NW		Luckydog Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory particpating in the AAVSO and Center for Backyard Astrophysics.
83	SW		Palisades-Dows Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
86	E		Woodstock			Illinois
86	N		Wildcat Mountain State Park			Wisconsin	State park near the town of Ontario, WI.
88	SW		Muscatine			Iowa
89	SW		Hilltop Homeschool Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory of a member of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Near Cedar Rapids.
90	N		Dryden Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
93	NE		Beaver Dam			Wisconsin
93	SE		Lily Lake Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
93	SW		Iowa City			Iowa
93	W		Bearbower Sand Prairie Area			Iowa	A Buchanan county park.
94	E		Crystal Lake			Illinois
94	E		Eagle Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Eagle.
96	E		Texas Yard Canon Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
96	S		Lake Thunderbird			Illinois	A lake near Putnam.
98	S		The Stellar Shed			Illinois	A private observatory near Aledo.
98	SE		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.
99	W		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.
100	E		OneDarkSky.com Observation Site #1			Illinois	A clearing off of Cobblers Crossing, in Elgin. Site of public star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
100	E		Richard Bong State Recreation Area			Wisconsin	Recreation Area near Burlington. Used by some members of the Racine Astronomical Society.
100	E		U-46 Planetarium			Illinois	Elgin School District Planetarium in Elgin.
100	SE		Peck Farm Park			Illinois	Public viewing site for the Fox Valley Astronomical Society. In Geneva.
100	SE		Serena			Illinois	A town in La Salle county.
100	SE		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.
101	NW		Decorah			Iowa
101	SE		SWAOG Dark Site			Illinois	A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.
102	NE		Harken Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the Pewaukee Public Library.
102	S		Viking Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory Near Galesburg.
103	E		Barrington Hills			Illinois	A town in Cook county. Site of International Year of Astronomy events.
103	SE		TASS H (Droege) Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Amateur Sky Survey project. Near Batavia.
103	SW		Riverside			Iowa
104	NE		Oxbow Trail Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Princeton.
105	E		Smith Observing Site			Illinois	Near Round Lake Beach and about 15 miles west of Waukegan.
105	NE		TWASC Eggshatch Observatorium			Wisconsin	A private observatory of the Hartford Area Astronomy Club, which is part of The Wisconsin Astronomical Society Corporation.
105	NW		La Crosse			Wisconsin	A home of University of Wisconsin's Planetarium and the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
106	E		Lake Zurich			Illinois
106	NE		Richfield Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Menomonee Falls.
107	SE		NAA Caton			Illinois	A site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. A few miles from Newark, but 25 miles southwest of Naperville.
108	E		Modine Benstead Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the Racine Astronomical Society.
108	S		Knox College Observatory			Illinois	Observatory at Knox College.
108	SE		NAA Minooka			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
109	N		Salewsky Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Big Flats
110	E		Northwest Suburban Astronomers			Illinois	The NSA is active in the area of Palatine/Hoffman Estates.
110	SW		Iowa SkyNet Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Washington, IA.
111	E		SWAOG Light Site			Illinois	A public observing site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group. In Wheaton.
111	SE		Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Varna.
111	SE		White Eagle Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Naperville.
112	SE		Megamark Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
113	E		Franklin			Wisconsin	In Milwaukee county. Near a BYA affiliate starparty site.
113	S		Adolphson Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Monmouth College in Monmouth.
113	SW		Williamsburg			Iowa
114	NE		Jackson (WI)			Wisconsin	A town in Washington county.
115	E		Lincolnshire			Illinois	Also covers Deerfield which is home of the Skokie Valley Astronomers .
115	N		Dievseta			Wisconsin	A private site near Warrens.
115	S		The Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory			Illinois	Observatory maintained by the Peoria Astronomical Society. In Jubliee College State Park.
115	SE		NAA Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Naperville.
116	E		Lombard			Illinois	Forecast also covers Glendale Hieghts, Elmhurst, Villa Park, Addison, and Glen Ellyn.
116	SE		Streator			Illinois
117	E		Kenosha			Wisconsin	Home of the Kenosha Astronomy Club.
117	SW		John H. Witte Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Southeast Iowa Astronomy Club.
118	E		Milwaukee			Wisconsin	Home of the Milwaukee Astronomical Societyand Wehr Astronomical Society.
119	W		Cedar Falls			Iowa	Home of the University of Northern Iowa.
120	E		Racine			Wisconsin	Home of the Racine Astronomical Society.

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