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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			Hilltop Homeschool Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory of a member of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Near Cedar Rapids.
13	SE		Palisades-Dows Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
24	S		Iowa City			Iowa
25	NW		Bearbower Sand Prairie Area			Iowa	A Buchanan county park.
27	SW		Williamsburg			Iowa
35	S		Riverside			Iowa
37	NW		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.
44	S		Iowa SkyNet Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Washington, IA.
50	E		Dixon			Iowa	Close to Menke and Jens-Wendt Observatories
51	SW		Barnes City			Iowa
52	SE		Muscatine			Iowa
53	NW		Cedar Falls			Iowa	Home of the University of Northern Iowa.
54	W		Grant O. Gale Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Grinnell College in Grinnell..
54	W		W/P Observatory			Iowa	Near Grinnell.
58	E		Timber City Productions Lookout			Iowa	A private observing site.
59	W		Dean Memorial Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Amateur Astronomers of Cental Iowa. Located at Green Castle Recreation Area in Marshall County.
60	NW		Grundy Center			Iowa
64	NE		Dubuque			Iowa
65	NW		Wartburg College Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of Wartburg College in Waverly.
69	NE		Grant River Recreation Area			Wisconsin	A recreation area near Potosi.
72	NE		Galena			Illinois
72	NE		Wyalusing			Wisconsin	Home of the Starsplitters of Wyalusing.
72	S		John H. Witte Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Southeast Iowa Astronomy Club.
72	SE		The Stellar Shed			Illinois	A private observatory near Aledo.
75	E		Sunny Knoll Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Port Byron.
75	W		Ashton Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Des Moines Astronomical Society. Near Baxter.
80	E		Rutenbeck Observatory			Iowa	Just west of Clinton.
80	SE		PACMO			Illinois	An observing site of the Popular Astronomy Club.
83	SW		Antique Airfield-IA27			Iowa	An airfield in Ottumwa.
85	E		Massbach Ridge			Illinois
85	NE		Big M Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Platteville.
89	NE		Apple River			Illinois
91	N		Decorah			Iowa
91	S		Wever			Iowa
92	SE		Adolphson Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Monmouth College in Monmouth.
92	SE		Viking Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory Near Galesburg.
94	W		Dark Sky Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Alden.
96	SW		Lake Sundown			Iowa	Near Unionvile.
98	W		Ames			Iowa	Home of the Ames Area Amateur Astronomers.
99	NE		Mineral Point			Wisconsin
100	NE		Mount Sterling			Wisconsin
100	SE		Knox College Observatory			Illinois	Observatory at Knox College.
101	N		Luckydog Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory particpating in the AAVSO and Center for Backyard Astrophysics.
104	E		Sterling			Illinois
104	W		Des Moines			Iowa
105	NE		Dodgeville			Wisconsin
107	E		Doug Firebaugh Observatory			Illinois	A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
107	NE		Mark's place			Wisconsin	A private observing site.
111	NW		Mason City			Iowa
112	E		Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park			Illinois	State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
113	NE		West Point Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory near Monticello.
113	W		Strohbehn Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory in Webster City.
114	NE		Monroe			Wisconsin	A town in Green county.
115	NE		Richland Center			Wisconsin
115	W		Erwin W. Fick Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Iowa State University. Near Moingona.
116	E		Green River State Wildlife Area			Illinois	Link.
116	NE		Meadowlark Ridge Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory somewhere around near New Glarus.
116	NE		Wild Apple Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Dane County.
118	SE		Macomb			Illinois
122	N		Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center			Minnesota	Environmental Center used as a star party site by the Rochester Astronomy Club.. Near Lanesboro
123	E		Velveeta Valley Observatory			Illinois	Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
124	NE		Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center			Wisconsin	Nature reserve and site of star parties by the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
125	W		Timberline Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory somewhere around Winterset.
126	E		Hawkeye Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
126	E		J. Weiskopf Observatory			Illinois	Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
126	SE		The Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory			Illinois	Observatory maintained by the Peoria Astronomical Society. In Jubliee College State Park.
127	N		La Crosse			Wisconsin	A home of University of Wisconsin's Planetarium and the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
128	NE		Pine Bluff Observatory			Wisconsin	Local research observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 15 miles from Madison.
128	S		Weinberg-King State Park			Illinois	State park near Augusta.
129	NE		Yanna Research Station			Wisconsin	Observatory site of the Madison Astronomical Society. Near Attica.
129	S		Pleiades Observatory			Missouri	A private observatory in Canton.
129	SE		Lake Thunderbird			Illinois	A lake near Putnam.
129	SW		Powersville			Missouri
132	NE		Wildcat Mountain State Park			Wisconsin	State park near the town of Ontario, WI.
133	S		Truman State University Observatory			Missouri	Obsevator of Truman State University. Near Kirksville.
134	SW		Moore-Gosch Memorial Park			Iowa	A park in Wayne County.
135	E		Rockford			Illinois	Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
138	NE		Reedsburg			Wisconsin
140	E		Astro-Physics			Illinois	Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
140	N		Trempealeau			Wisconsin
140	NE		Madison			Wisconsin	Home of the Madison Astronomical Society.
141	E		Big Cigar Astronomy			Illinois	Club near South Beloit
141	NW		Magnuson Observing Site			Minnesota	A private site near Corning.
142	NW		Albert Lea			Minnesota	The town, not the person.
142	SE		Peoria			Illinois	Home of the Peoria Astronomical Society and the NorthMoor Observatory.
142	SW		Grand River			Iowa	A town in Decatur county.
144	SE		Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Varna.
146	E		Janesville			Wisconsin
146	N		Rochester			Minnesota
147	E		Caledonia			Illinois
147	E		Kirkland			Illinois
148	E		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.
148	NE		Suburban Lights Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Marshall.
149	E		Blackhawk Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
149	NE		De Forest			Wisconsin
149	SW		Graceland University Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Graceland University. In Lamoni
151	W		Whiterock Resort			Iowa	AKA Whiterock Conservancy. Near Coon Rapids. Site of the Iowa Star Party.
152	E		De Kalb			Illinois	Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
154	N		Birdland Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory near Rochester.
155	NE		Dryden Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
157	E		Serena			Illinois	A town in La Salle county.
157	N		Dievseta			Wisconsin	A private site near Warrens.
157	NE		Portage			Wisconsin
158	S		Hannibal			Missouri
159	E		Claustonberry Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Marengo.
159	S		Heavens Gate Farm Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Beverly. Also home of the Two Rivers Spring Star Party.
160	E		Marengo			Illinois
160	E		Streator			Illinois
162	E		UW-Whitewater Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater.
162	SE		Site "M"			Illinois	A site of the Sangamon Astronomical Society.Near Ashland.
163	NE		Aztalan State Park			Wisconsin	State park near Aztalan.
163	S		Gardner Camp			Illinois	A not-for-profit camp with youth astronomy programs.
164	N		Cherry Grove			Minnesota	An observing site of the Minnesota Astronomical Society.
164	NW		Owatonna			Minnesota	Home of the Steele County Astronomical Society
165	E		SWAOG Dark Site			Illinois	A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.
166	E		Lily Lake Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
166	E		Yerkes Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory in Williams Bay.
167	E		NAA Minooka			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
168	SE		Stardust Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
169	E		Woodstock			Illinois
169	S		Stoutsville			Missouri
170	E		NAA Caton			Illinois	A site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. A few miles from Newark, but 25 miles southwest of Naperville.
170	NE		Salewsky Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Big Flats
171	NW		Waseca			Minnesota
172	E		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.
172	E		Peck Farm Park			Illinois	Public viewing site for the Fox Valley Astronomical Society. In Geneva.
173	E		NAA Ransom			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Ransom.
173	W		Grundmeier Farm			Iowa	A private observing site.
173	W		Manning			Iowa	A town in Carroll County.
174	SE		Lanphier Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Sangamon Astronomical Society. Near Pleasant Plains.
175	E		Crystal Lake			Illinois
175	E		TASS H (Droege) Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Amateur Sky Survey project. Near Batavia.
175	S		Winchester			Illinois
175	SE		Bloomington			Illinois	A town in McLean county.
175	SE		Sugar Grove Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Twin City Amateur Astronomers. In the Sugar Grove Nature Center.
176	E		U-46 Planetarium			Illinois	Elgin School District Planetarium in Elgin.
176	NE		Michowka Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
178	E		OneDarkSky.com Observation Site #1			Illinois	A clearing off of Cobblers Crossing, in Elgin. Site of public star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
178	NE		Beaver Dam			Wisconsin
179	E		Eagle Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Eagle.
179	E		Megamark Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
179	SW		Chillicothe			Missouri

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