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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			Middle Fork River Forest Preserve			Illinois	Forest reserve and International Dark Sky Park near Penfield. Used by the Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society.
17	E		Harvey Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
25	SE		Danville			Illinois	A town in Vermilion county.
29	SW		Champaign/Urbana Astronomical Society Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the CUAS.
41	N		Stelle			Illinois	A community in Rogers Township, IL
45	NE		Astro Acres			Indiana	Future astronomy and telescope farm (or astronomy village). Near the town of Morocco,IN.
48	S		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
50	SW		Decatur Area Astronomy Club			Illinois	An observing site of the Decatur Area Astronomy Club at Friends Creek County Park. 20 miles NE of Decatur.
51	NE		Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area			Indiana	A wildlife managment area used by the South Side Astronomers.
53	N		Bradley			Illinois	Home of the Kankakee Area StarGazers.
55	E		Purdue University			Indiana	University in West Lafayette. Home of the Cumberland Observatory.
55	W		Bloomington			Illinois	A town in McLean county.
56	SE		Shades State Park			Indiana	site of star parties held by the Wabash Valley Astronomical Society
58	N		Prairie Skies Star Party			Illinois	Star party held at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See.
59	N		Mount Jennings Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory somewhere around Manteno.
60	N		Braidwood Dark Sky Site			Illinois	Near Gardner.
62	NW		NAA Ransom			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Ransom.
62	S		Charleston			Illinois
62	W		Sugar Grove Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Twin City Amateur Astronomers. In the Sugar Grove Nature Center.
65	SW		Decatur(IL)			Illinois	Home of Requarth Observatory of Millikin University. Requarth Observatory is host of public observing nights.
66	N		Peotone			Illinois
67	SW		Sullivan Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Sullivan.
69	NE		Thomas Conway Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of the Calumet Astronomical Society. Near Lowell in Lake county.
69	NW		Streator			Illinois
69	SE		Terre Haute			Indiana	A town in Vigo county.
70	E		Prairie Grass Observatory			Indiana	An observatory located in Camp Cullom near Mullberry. Also home of the Indiana Family Star Party.
71	SE		Oakley Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Near Terre Haute
73	SW		Wolf Creek State Park			Illinois	State park and site of public star parties held by the Sandusky Valley Amateur Astronomy Club (SVAAC).
74	NE		Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area			Indiana	Centered on an entrace road of the state wildlife area.
75	N		Lemon Lake County Park			Indiana	Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
76	N		Our Prairie Sky			Illinois	In Park Forest.
77	SE		Greencastle			Indiana	Home of McKim Observatory of DePauw University.
78	SE		McCloud Nature Park			Indiana	A park and site of public observing held by the Indiana Astronomical Society.
80	N		NAA Minooka			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
80	NW		Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Varna.
81	N		Prairie State College			Illinois	College in Chicago Heights.
82	S		West Union			Illinois
83	N		Tinley Park			Illinois	A town in Cook county.
84	N		Lockport			Illinois	A town in Will county.
84	NW		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.
85	N		NAA Caton			Illinois	A site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. A few miles from Newark, but 25 miles southwest of Naperville.
86	NE		Buckeyestargazer Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Valparaiso.
86	NW		Serena			Illinois	A town in La Salle county.
88	E		Logansport			Indiana
88	NE		Tippecanoe River State Park			Indiana	State Park. Chart is centered on a field, used for observing, near the nature center.
88	S		Taylor Dark Sky Site			Illinois	Near Yale.
88	W		Peoria			Illinois	Home of the Peoria Astronomical Society and the NorthMoor Observatory.
89	NE		VU Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Valparaiso University which holds public events.
90	N		Lake Katherine Nature Center			Illinois	Nature center in Palos Heights. Site of public observing sessions held by the Chicago Astronomical Society.
90	N		Megamark Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
90	SW		PICO			Illinois	A private observatory near Pana.
91	N		Moraine Valley Community College Observatory			Illinois	observatory of Moraine Valley Community College.
91	N		SWAOG Dark Site			Illinois	A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.
91	SE		Hale Hill Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory in the Owen-Putnam State Forest near Spencer. Used by some members of the Indiana Astronomical Society.
92	N		NAA Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Naperville.
92	N		The Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Oak Lawn
92	N		The Little Red School House			Illinois	A site used by the Chicago Astronomical Society. In Willow Springs.
92	S		Effingham			Illinois	A town in Effingham county.
93	SE		Center Valley Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory somewhere around Clayton.
94	N		White Eagle Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Naperville.
94	W		Stardust Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
96	E		IU Kokomo Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Indiana University Kokomo. Also used by some members of the Kokomo Astronomy Club.
96	NW		Lake Thunderbird			Illinois	A lake near Putnam.
97	NE		Damer Observing Site			Indiana	A private observing site.
100	NE		Indiana Dunes State Park			Indiana	Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
101	E		Carmel			Indiana
101	SE		Goethe Link Observatory			Indiana	of Indiana University. Also the location of the Tanager Hill Observatory. In Brooklyn(IN).
102	N		TASS H (Droege) Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Amateur Sky Survey project. Near Batavia.
103	N		Chicago			Illinois	Home of the Chicago Astronomical Society.
103	N		Peck Farm Park			Illinois	Public viewing site for the Fox Valley Astronomical Society. In Geneva.
103	N		SWAOG Light Site			Illinois	A public observing site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group. In Wheaton.
103	W		The Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory			Illinois	Observatory maintained by the Peoria Astronomical Society. In Jubliee College State Park.
104	N		Lombard			Illinois	Forecast also covers Glendale Hieghts, Elmhurst, Villa Park, Addison, and Glen Ellyn.
104	SE		Indianapolis			Indiana	Home of the Indiana Astronomical Society and Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium of Butler University.
104	SW		Chatham			Illinois
104	W		Bojarzin Observatory			Illinois	Near Springfield.
106	E		Teter Retreat and Organic Farm			Indiana	link
107	E		Fishers			Indiana
107	NE		Michigan City			Indiana	A town in La Porte county.
108	N		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.
108	SE		Bloomfield			Indiana
108	SE		Porter West Preserve			Indiana	A nature Preserve
109	W		Lanphier Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Sangamon Astronomical Society. Near Pleasant Plains.
111	E		ARGUS Dark Sky Site			Indiana	A site of the Wabash County Astronomical Society(WCAS).
111	N		Cricket Hill			Illinois	Part of Lincoln Park. At Montrose Harbor.
111	N		Lily Lake Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
112	NE		Birch Rd. Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory.
113	NE		Potawatomi Wildlife Park			Indiana	A dark-sky preserve. Dark-sky site of the Warsaw Astronomical Society. Near Tippecanoe.
113	SE		Bloomington			Indiana	Home of Kirkwood Observatory of the Indiana University Bloomington.
114	NW		Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park			Illinois	State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
114	SE		Morgantown			Indiana
114	W		Site "M"			Illinois	A site of the Sangamon Astronomical Society.Near Ashland.
115	N		De Kalb			Illinois	Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
115	N		Morton Grove			Illinois	Forcast also covers Glenview, Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie, Park Ridge, Niles, and Des Plaines.
115	N		U-46 Planetarium			Illinois	Elgin School District Planetarium in Elgin.
117	N		OneDarkSky.com Observation Site #1			Illinois	A clearing off of Cobblers Crossing, in Elgin. Site of public star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
117	N		Dearborn Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Northwestern University.
119	E		Coyote Howl Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory.
119	E		The Star Deck Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Greenfield.
119	NE		New Carlisle			Indiana
119	NW		Green River State Wildlife Area			Illinois	Link.
119	SE		Franklin			Indiana	A town in Johnson country.
120	N		Northwest Suburban Astronomers			Illinois	The NSA is active in the area of Palatine/Hoffman Estates.
120	NE		Bremen			Indiana	A town in Marshall county. Home of BHS Astronomy of Bremen High School.
120	S		Vincennes			Indiana
122	E		Anderson University Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Anderson University.
122	E		Marion			Indiana
122	N		Barrington Hills			Illinois	A town in Cook county. Site of International Year of Astronomy events.
123	N		Glencoe			Illinois
124	E		Morris Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Manchester College. In North Manchester.
125	N		Lincolnshire			Illinois	Also covers Deerfield which is home of the Skokie Valley Astronomers .
125	SW		Alma			Illinois	A town in Marion county.
126	N		Lake Zurich			Illinois
127	N		Kirkland			Illinois
127	NE		Warren Dunes State Park			Michigan	State park new Sawyer.
128	NE		Jordan Hall Observatory			Indiana	Observatory, of the University of Notre Dame, at the Jordan Hall of Science. In South Bend.
128	S		Three Guys Observatory			Indiana	Near Washington.
130	E		Taylor University Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Taylor University in Upland.
130	N		Crystal Lake			Illinois
130	NE		Bridgman			Michigan
130	SE		Maumee			Indiana	A town in the Hoosier National Forest.
130	SE		Shelbyville			Indiana
131	N		Claustonberry Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Marengo.
131	SE		Morrow Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Bedford-North Lawrence High School (BNLHS). Used by the Stonebelt Stargazers Astronomy Club. Near Bedford.
132	NE		PHM Planetarium			Indiana	Aka Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) Planetarium, in Mishawaka.
132	W		Knox College Observatory			Illinois	Observatory at Knox College.
133	N		Marengo			Illinois
133	NW		Sterling			Illinois
134	E		Huntington			Indiana
134	NE		Camp Crosley/WAS Observatory			Indiana	A observatory of the Warsaw Astronomical Society(WAS). Located at Camp Crosley.
134	NE		Oronoko Observatory			Michigan	Near Berrien Springs.
135	E		Bill's Doghouse Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory in Knightstown.
135	SE		Columbus			Indiana
136	E		Muncie			Indiana	Home of the Muncie Astronomy Club and the observatory of Ball State University.
136	N		Woodstock			Illinois
136	NE		Stillwaters Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Columbia City.
137	N		Smith Observing Site			Illinois	Near Round Lake Beach and about 15 miles west of Waukegan.
137	NE		Kingman Observatory			Michigan	Observatory of Andrews University. In Berrien Springs.
137	NW		J. Weiskopf Observatory			Illinois	Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
138	NE		Goshen College			Indiana	College in Goshen, IN.
138	SW		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.
138	W		Viking Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory Near Galesburg.
139	S		Albion			Illinois
139	S		Red n Blue Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Otwell.
142	N		Blackhawk Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
142	W		Winchester			Illinois
143	NE		Benton Harbor			Michigan	A atown in Berrien county.
143	NW		Rockford			Illinois	Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
143	W		Macomb			Illinois
144	NW		PACMO			Illinois	An observing site of the Popular Astronomy Club.
144	SW		Nick Drew Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Hamel.
145	E		Bushels and Baskets Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory.
145	W		Adolphson Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Monmouth College in Monmouth.
146	N		Caledonia			Illinois
147	S		Grayville			Illinois
149	N		Astro-Physics			Illinois	Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
149	N		Eagle Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Eagle.
150	NW		Sunny Knoll Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Port Byron.
151	S		Mount Vernon			Illinois	A town in Jefferson.
151	SW		Chamberlain Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Brighton.
151	SW		Edwardsville Observatory			Illinois	Near Edwardsville.
152	N		Kenosha			Wisconsin	Home of the Kenosha Astronomy Club.
152	NE		Dr. T. K. Lawless Park			Michigan	Park and site of the Michiana Star Party held by the Michiana Astronomical Society. Near Vandalia.
152	SE		Westport			Indiana
153	NE		Shipshewana			Indiana
153	SE		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.
154	N		Yerkes Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory in Williams Bay.
154	NW		Rutenbeck Observatory			Iowa	Just west of Clinton.
154	NW		Velveeta Valley Observatory			Illinois	Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
155	S		Wahnsiedler Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of the Evansville Astronomical Society. Near Lynnville.
155	SE		SIX A RANCH OBSERVATORY			Indiana	A private obseratory.
155	W		Weinberg-King State Park			Illinois	State park near Augusta.
156	N		Big Cigar Astronomy			Illinois	Club near South Beloit
156	N		Richard Bong State Recreation Area			Wisconsin	Recreation Area near Burlington. Used by some members of the Racine Astronomical Society.
157	E		Fort Wayne			Indiana	Home of the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society.
157	NE		Yarger Observatory			Michigan	Observatory and site of Astrocamp at YMCA Camp Eberhart in Three Rivers.
159	E		Berne			Indiana	A town in Adams county.
159	NW		Hawkeye Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
159	NW		Doug Firebaugh Observatory			Illinois	A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
159	SW		Aero Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
160	W		The Stellar Shed			Illinois	A private observatory near Aledo.
161	SW		Principia College Astronomical Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Principia College. In Elsah.
162	N		Modine Benstead Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the Racine Astronomical Society.
162	N		Racine			Wisconsin	Home of the Racine Astronomical Society.
162	S		Borman Observatory			Indiana
162	S		Dolan Lake			Illinois	Also known as the Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area. Used as an observing site by the Obsessed of the EAS (Evansville Indiana Astronomical Society).
163	SW		Fieldon Hill Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Feldon.
164	NE		South Haven Pier			Michigan
164	SW		Washington County State Recreational Area			Illinois	Recreation area.
165	SW		Shiloh Station Road			Illinois
165	W		Heavens Gate Farm Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Beverly. Also home of the Two Rivers Spring Star Party.
166	NE		Auburn			Indiana	Home of Starkey Observatory.
167	E		Richmond			Indiana
167	SE		LAS Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of the Louisville Astronomical Society near Curby.
168	N		Janesville			Wisconsin
168	S		Evansville			Indiana	Home of the Evansville Astronomical Society
169	S		Spenco Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Mt Vernon.
169	SE		Indian Lakes RV Campground			Indiana	An campground near Penntown
170	SW		St. Louis			Missouri	Home of the St. Louis Astronomical Society.
171	NE		Neuenschwander Observatory			Michigan	A private observatory.
171	SE		Blue Creek Observing Site			Indiana	A private observing site somewhere around Sunman.
171	SW		Gittins Observatory			Missouri	A private observatory in Clarksville.
172	NW		Massbach Ridge			Illinois
173	N		Franklin			Wisconsin	In Milwaukee county. Near a BYA affiliate starparty site.
173	W		Wever			Iowa
174	NE		Astro Hut			Michigan	A private observatory near Holland.
174	S		Birmingham Astronomical Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Thompsonville. MPC designation H53.
175	N		Texas Yard Canon Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
175	N		UW-Whitewater Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater.
175	NW		Dixon			Iowa	Close to Menke and Jens-Wendt Observatories
175	SE		Hanover College			Indiana	A college in Culbertson.
175	SW		Arrow Heights Astroimaging Observatory			Missouri	A private observatory in Maryland Heights.
176	NE		Portage (MI)			Michigan
176	NW		Monroe			Wisconsin	A town in Green county.
176	NW		Muscatine			Iowa
176	SE		Starlight Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near the town of Starlight.
176	W		John H. Witte Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Southeast Iowa Astronomy Club.
177	NE		Vivekananda Monastery			Michigan	A site used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association in Ganges.
177	SW		Mantese's Farm			Illinois	A private farm.
178	SW		River Moss Observatory			Missouri	A private observatory near Saint Peters.
179	E		Tranquility Observatory			Ohio	A private observatory near West Manchester.
180	W		Gardner Camp			Illinois	A not-for-profit camp with youth astronomy programs.

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