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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			Turtle Rock Observatory			Virginia	A private observatory near Abingdon.
13	SW		Burke Observatory			Tennessee	Observatory of King College. Also meeting place of the Bristol Astronomy Club. In Bristol.
13	SW		Windy Hill Observatory			Tennessee	A private observatory.
14	E		Kelly's Chapel			Virginia	A landmark for nearby observers.
18	SE		Mountain City			Tennessee
21	S		Romulus Observatory			Tennessee	A private observatory.
27	E		Grayson Highlands			Virginia
29	SE		Snow Moon Camp Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
34	SW		Johnson City			Tennessee	Home of the ETSU Planetarium of Eastern Tennessee University.
35	SW		ETSU Observatory			Tennessee	An observatory of East Tennessee State University. Near Johnson City.
37	NW		Caney Ridge Observatory			Virginia	Near Clintwood.
37	SE		Rankin Science Observatory			North Carolina	Observatory of Appalachian State University. Near Boone.
38	SW		Rabbit Hole Observatory			Tennessee	A private observatory.
38	W		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.
40	S		Glens of Grandfather Mountain			North Carolina	A private observing site.
42	E		Blue Ridge Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
42	W		Natural Tunnel State Park			Virginia	State park in Scott county, near Duffield.
43	SE		ASU Dark Sky Observatory			North Carolina	Observatory (DSO) of Appalachian State University. Near Phillips Gap.
44	E		Echo Ridge Observatory			Virginia	A private observatory.
44	E		Elk Creek			Virginia	Forcast also covers the western half of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area.
47	SE		Doughton Park			North Carolina	A park with a dark sky near Laurel Springs.
52	E		Wytheville			Virginia
54	S		Mayland Earth to Sky Park			North Carolina	Observatory and park of Mayland Community College.
57	E		Stone Mountain State Park			North Carolina	State park near Roaring Gap.
59	NE		Chanticlear Observatory			West Virginia	A private observatory near Bluefield.
60	S		Seven Mile Ridge Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Little Switzerland.
63	E		Elk Horn Observatory			Virginia	Observatory of the Echo Ridge Astronomical Society.
65	SE		Colby Observing Site			North Carolina	A private site.
66	S		Mount Mitchell			North Carolina	Centered on a lookout in Mount Mitchell State Park.
67	S		Morganton			North Carolina	A town in Burke County.
69	S		Silver Creek Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Morganton.
69	S		High Peak Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Valdese.
70	SW		Peek Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
71	SW		Mill Ridge			North Carolina	A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. North of Asheville.
72	E		Fancy Gap			Virginia	A site of the Winston-Salem Astronomical League.
73	NE		Camp Creek			West Virginia	Forecast covers the Camp Creek Canyon area including the Camp Creek State Forest.
74	SW		The Winter-Hawk Memorial Observatory			Tennessee	Observatory under construction.
75	SE		Hickory			North Carolina
77	E		Mount Airy			North Carolina	A town in \tSurry county.
78	NW		Hazard			Kentucky
78	SW		His Glassworks Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Asheville.
79	S		WestVale Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near .
79	SW		Pegasus Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
80	S		Firefly Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
80	SW		Grassland Mountain Observatory			North Carolina	Private observatory of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. In Madison County.
80	SW		Syzygy Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory somewhere around Asheville .
81	NW		Star City Observing Site			Kentucky	A private observing site in Prestonsburg.
81	S		Dill Knob Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Black Mountain.
81	SW		Lookout Observatory			North Carolina	Observatory of the University of North Carolina - Asheville with public events by registration. Used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville.
82	NW		East Kentucky Science Center			Kentucky	Science Center and Planetarium in Prestonsburg.
82	SW		Asheville			North Carolina	Home of the Astronomy Club of Asheville.
83	E		Selu Observatory			Virginia	Observatory of Radford University. Near Radford.
85	E		Pilot Mountain			North Carolina	FAS Bullington Observing Site
85	SE		Allison's Woods			North Carolina	An observing site of the Piedmont Amateur Astronomers. Near Turnersburg.
86	E		Primland Observatory			Virginia	A public observatory in Meadows of Dan.
87	E		Blair Hill Observatory			Virginia	A private observatory near Christiansburg.
88	SE		Lucile Miller Observatory			North Carolina	An observatory of the Catawba Valley Astronomy Club. Near Maiden.
89	S		Twelve Mile Post			North Carolina	A community near Lake Lure
90	NE		Martin Observatory			Virginia	Observatory of the Virginia Tech Physics Department.
91	E		The Saddle			Virginia	A site used by the Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society. On the Blue Ridge Parkway at Rocky Knob.
91	NE		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.
92	S		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.
92	SW		Aramesh			North Carolina	A private observatory.
93	SE		ScottNC Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
93	SW		Jefferson City			Tennessee	A town in Jefferson county.
93	SW		Mossy Creek Observatory			Tennessee	A private observatory.
96	SE		Astroquest			North Carolina	A private observatory.
97	S		Rutherford County Astronomical Society - Site 1			North Carolina	A private observing site of the Rutherford County Astronomical Society.
98	S		Cherry Hill Farm			North Carolina	A private farm near Union.
98	SW		Mt. Pisgah Parking Lot			North Carolina	A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. South-west of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
98	W		Pine Mountain State Resort Park			Kentucky	State Park near Pineville.
99	E		Thompson's Yard			North Carolina	A site used by FAS Bullington. North-west of Winston-Salem.
99	S		Hendersonville			North Carolina	A town in Henderson county.
101	N		Joseph Dale Perry Memorial Observatory			West Virginia	A private observatory near Fort Gay.
101	NE		Backus Mountain Observatory			West Virginia	A private observatory.
101	NE		Standing Stone Observatory			West Virginia	A private observatory.
101	S		Craven E Williams Observatory			North Carolina	Observatory of Garner Webb University. Also a meeting place of the Cleveland County Astronomical Society. Near Boiling Springs.
101	SE		Hampton-Harmon Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
101	SW		Waynesville			North Carolina
102	S		Squirrel Valley Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
102	SE		South Lake Norman			North Carolina	Forecast covers the southern half of Lake Norman .
103	S		Foothills Astronomical Society			North Carolina	A site of the Foothills Astronomical Society. Near Tryon.
106	NE		Robert's Hill			Virginia	A private observing site near Catawba.
106	S		Morning Star Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory in the Pinnacle Mountains of Western North Carolina.
107	E		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.
108	SE		Gastonia			North Carolina	Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers.
108	SW		Pigeon Forge Area			Tennessee	Forecast covers Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
109	E		Ferrum			Virginia
109	SE		Red Door Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
109	SE		Salisbury			North Carolina	Home of the Astronomical Society of Rowan County.
109	SW		Brevard			North Carolina
110	SE		CopperHead Ridge Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
110	SE		NovaLab Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Salisbury,NC.
110	SW		Dogstar Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
110	SW		Newfound Gap			Tennessee	Newfound Gap is in the Smokey Mountains. Near Morton Overlook a popular photography spot.
111	SE		Gaston County			North Carolina	Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers.
112	S		Transit Dreams Observatory			South Carolina	Transit Dreams Observatory
113	S		Jones Gap State Park			South Carolina	State park near Marietta.
113	S		Kings Mountain State Park			South Carolina	State park near Blacksburg.
115	SE		Concord-Kannapolis			North Carolina	Forecast covers the tarea around the towns of Concord and Kannapolis.
115	SW		Great Smokey Mountains National Park			Tennessee	National Park.
115	SW		Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute			North Carolina	Radio and optical observatory site of the PARI public foundation. In the Pisgah National Forest near Rosman.
115	SW		Sylva			North Carolina
116	E		Night Skies Network Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory. Home observatory of the Night Skies Network.
116	E		Oak Ridge			North Carolina	In Guilford county.
116	N		Charleston			West Virginia
116	S		Caesars Head State Park			South Carolina	State Park near Cleveland, SC.
116	SW		Smoky Mountain Stargaze			North Carolina	Star party.
116	SW		Wears Valley			Tennessee	A community in Sevier County.
117	E		Chrysalis Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Stokesdale.
117	E		Ridgeway			Virginia	A town in Henry county.
118	NE		Greenbrier Observatory			West Virginia	A private observatory near White Sulpher Springs.
118	W		Norris Lake			Tennessee	Forecast also covers Norris Dam State park, Anderson County Park, Big Ridge State Park, and Campbell County Park.
119	E		Roanoke			Virginia	Home of the Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society.
119	NW		Grayson Lake State Park			Kentucky	Center on the Bruin Boat Ramp parking Lot, this chart covers all Grayson Lake State Park.
119	SE		Charlotte			North Carolina	Home of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club.
119	SE		High Rock Lake Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near High Rock Lake.
120	N		Donald C. Martin Observatory			West Virginia	Observatory of the OVAS. Near Huntington.
120	S		Spartanburg			South Carolina
120	SW		Knoxville			Tennessee	Home of the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS).
121	NW		Tunnel Ridge Road			Kentucky	A roadside spot located in Natural Bridge State Resort Park
121	SE		High Point			North Carolina
122	E		Burnt Chimney			Virginia	Centered on the town of Burnt Chimney. Forecast also covers nearby Booker T. Washington National Monument.
122	S		Springlake Observatory			South Carolina	A private observatory.
122	S		Table Rock State Park			South Carolina	State park near Pickens.
123	S		Paris Mountain State Park			South Carolina	State park near Greenville.
123	S		Worth Mountain WMA			South Carolina	Aka WMWMA. Wildlife management area used as a dark sky site frequented by members of the Carolina SkyGazers.
124	NE		Laurel Bank			Virginia	A private observing site.
124	S		Overstreet Observatory			South Carolina	A private observatory of a member of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. Near Spartanburg.
125	NE		Twin Sugars Observatory			West Virginia	A private observatory of a member of the Greenbrier Valley Astronomy Association. Near Friars Hill.
125	S		Croft State Park			South Carolina	State park near Spartanburg.
129	E		Greensboro			North Carolina	Home of the Greensboro Astronomy Club (GAC).
129	S		Charles E. Daniel Observatory			South Carolina	Observatory of the Roper Mountain Science Center. Site of star parties held by the Roper Mountain Astronomers.
129	SW		Bad Creek Hydroelectric Dam			South Carolina	Centered on a clearing near the power dam. The site is also the trailhead for the Foothills Trail.
129	SW		Cades Cove			Tennessee	Centered on the Cades Cove vistitor's center in Great Smoky Mountains national park. Home of the Cades Cove Star Party held by The Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society.
129	SW		Maryville			Tennessee
129	SW		Whiteside Mountain			North Carolina	A spot near the summit of Whiteside Mountain.
130	E		Browns Summit			North Carolina
130	S		Greenville			South Carolina	Home of the Roper Mountain Astronomers.
131	E		Dark Star Observatory			Virginia	A private obsrevatory near West Fork.
131	NW		Morehead State University			Kentucky	University in Morehead.
131	SE		Ballantyne Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory.
131	SE		Peppermill Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Rock Hill.
132	SE		TwinOaks Observatory			South Carolina	Observatory near Rock Hill.
132	SW		Devil's Fork State Park			South Carolina	State park near Salem.
132	SW		Mountain High observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Highlands.
132	SW		Keowee-Toxaway State Park			South Carolina	State park and Raven Rock Loop trailhead. Near Sunset.
132	SW		Look Rock			Tennessee	An overlook in the Foothills Parkway used as a public observing site by the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS).
133	SE		Indian Trail			North Carolina
133	SE		Rock Hill			South Carolina
134	NW		Carter			Kentucky	Carter Caves State Park. A site used by the OVAS.
134	S		Easley, Liberty, Pickens Area			South Carolina
135	E		Smith Mountain Lake State Park			Virginia	State Park and home of regular star parties.
135	N		Greasy Ridge			Ohio	Near Crown City. A site of the OVAS.
135	NE		Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park			West Virginia	A state park near Hillsboro.
136	SE		Taylor Oaks Observatory			South Carolina	A private observatory near Rock Hill.
136	W		Mount Chestnut Oak Observing Site			Kentucky	A private observing site somewhere around Goodwater.
136	W		Oak Ridge			Tennessee
137	SE		808.5 Observatory			South Carolina	A private observatory near Wesley Chapel.
137	SE		Sun City Carolina Lakes			South Carolina
137	SW		Wayah Bald			North Carolina	A high-altitude treeless open area, with an observation tower, in the Nantahala National Forest.
138	SE		Asheboro			North Carolina
141	NE		Watoga State Park			West Virginia	State park applying for dark-sky preserve status with the International Dark-Sky Association.
141	NW		Adams Observing Site			Kentucky	A private observing site.
141	NW		Berea			Kentucky
141	SW		Oconee State Park			South Carolina	State park near Mountain Rest.
142	E		Lynchburg College Observatory			Virginia	Observatory of Lynchburg College. Located at the college's Claytor Nature Study Center in Bedford County.
142	N		Leon Observing Site			West Virginia	A private observing site.
142	SW		Oconee Station State Historic Site			South Carolina	State historic site near Walhalla.
142	W		Oneida			Tennessee
143	SW		Cape Orion Observatory			South Carolina	A private observatory near Mountain Rest.
143	SW		Mountain Rest Observatory			South Carolina	An observing site,and future observator of the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers.
143	W		Brodhead			Kentucky	Forecast also covers crab orchard and Mount Vernon.
144	SE		Andrew Jackson State Park			South Carolina	State park near Lancaster.
145	S		Chester State Park			South Carolina	State park near Chester.
145	S		Muskgrove Mill State Historic Site			South Carolina	State historic site near Clinton.
145	S		Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site			South Carolina	State historic site near Union.
146	NE		Sunset Field			Virginia	A site on the Blue Ridge Parkway used by the Blue Ridge Astronomy Club. Also the site of the Apple Orchard Falls Trailhead.
146	NE		Douthat State Park			Virginia	State park and International Dark Sky Park in Milboro.
147	E		Burlington			North Carolina	Home of the Astronomy Club of Alamance County.
147	NW		EKU Observatory			Kentucky	Observatory of Eastern Kentucky University. In Richmond.
147	S		Central-Clemson			South Carolina	Forecast covers Clemson, Central, Pendelton and Seneca
147	SW		Tellico Skies Observatory			Tennessee	A private observatory.
148	SW		Sassafras Ridge			Tennessee	Actually a point Near Beech Gap overlook located along the Cherohala Skyway close to the border with North Carolina. In Cherokee National Forest.
149	S		Dark Sky Observatory			South Carolina	A private observatory in Seneca.
150	N		Spencer			West Virginia
150	S		Shaver Recreation Center			South Carolina	AKA Shaver Complex. A Recreation center in Seneca.
151	E		Animal Park at the Conservators Center			North Carolina	Wildlife Center with night sky tours.
151	E		Altavista			Virginia
151	N		Burg Observatory			Ohio	A private observatory in Wheelersburg.
151	SW		Dixon Lomax Memorial Observing Site			South Carolina	Private observing site used by the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers. Somewhere around Longcreek.
151	W		Goochtown			Kentucky	In Pulaski county.
152	E		Three College Observatory			North Carolina	An observatory jointly operated by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the North Carolina A & T State University, and Guilford College. Near Snow Camp.
152	SW		Kilpatrick Point Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Hayesville.
154	E		BRAC Ivy Hill Site			Virginia	A site used by the Blue Ridge Astronomy Club.
155	SE		Town Creek Indian Mound			North Carolina	A National Historic Site. Is available for use at night only during published star parties or by special permit
156	N		Porter			Ohio	A town in Gallia county. Forecast also covers Bidwell, Harrisburg, and Kerr.
156	S		Anderson			South Carolina
156	SW		Towns County Park			Georgia	AKA Towns County Recreation Center. park in Hiawassee.
156	W		Mill Springs			Kentucky
157	NE		Elk River WMA			West Virginia	A wildlife management area east of Sutton.
157	NW		Rome			Ohio
157	NW		Raven Run Nature Conservancy			Kentucky	Site used by the Bluegrass Amateur Astronomy Club for star parties. In Lexington.
157	W		Pickett CCC Memorial State Park			Tennessee	State park and International Dark-Sky Park.
158	N		Breezy Point Observatory			West Virginia	An observatory of the Kanawha Valley Astronomical Society. Located at Camp Virgil Tate.
158	N		Calhoun County Park			West Virginia	A park in Calhoun County. Used by The Wilderness Center Astronomy Club. Near Grantsville.
158	W		Kentucky Cutoff Overlook			Tennessee	Forecast also covers Pickett State Park.
158	W		Lilly Bluff Overlook			Tennessee	An overlook. In Obed Wild & Senic River National Park which is also a International Dark-Sky Park. Home of night sky programs.
159	S		Ware Shoals Park			South Carolina	Park in Ware Shoals.
159	W		Tamke-Allan Observatory			Tennessee	Observatory,near Rockwood, of Roane State Community College.
160	SE		Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory			South Carolina	Observatory of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club.
160	SW		Hunt's Lodge Motorcycle Campground			Tennessee	Lodge and campground in Tellico Plains.
160	SW		Murphy			North Carolina
161	E		Liberty University			Virginia	University in Lynchburg.
161	SE		Taxahaw			South Carolina
162	NW		Blue Creek			Ohio
162	W		The Looking Glass Observatory			Tennessee	A private observatory in Lancing.
163	E		Winfree Observatory			Virginia	An observatory at Randolph College.
163	NE		Goshen			Virginia	A town in Rockbridge county.
163	NW		Blackhole Observatory			Kentucky	A private observatory in Mason.
163	NW		Millersburg			Kentucky
163	S		Lake Hartwell State Park			South Carolina	State park near Fair Play.
163	SW		Brasstown Bald			Georgia	Alternative Observing Site Of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. Near Brasstown Bald mountain.
163	SW		Batesville			Georgia	A town in Habersham county.
164	NW		Family Astronomers Of Kentucky			Kentucky	A private observatory near Carlisle.
164	S		Rogers' Astrophysics Observatory			Georgia	On the Georgia shore of Hartwell Lake.
164	S		Sadlers Creek State Park			South Carolina	State park near Anderson.
165	E		Hillsborough			North Carolina
165	S		Due West			South Carolina	Home of Erskine Observatory of Erskine College.
167	N		Horizon Planetary Observatory			West Virginia	Near Glenville.
167	S		Lake Shores			South Carolina	A town in Greenwood. Forecast also covers the western two thirds of Lake Greenwood.
167	SW		Buck Bald Mountain			Tennessee	A public area at the summit
168	N		Easton Woods Observatory			Ohio	Site of future private observatory near Jackson.
168	NE		Green Bank Observatory			West Virginia	Radio Observatory and for research and education. Also the home of the Green Bank Star Quest.
168	NE		Starlight Observatory			Virginia	A private observatory
168	NW		Lexington			Kentucky	Home of the MacAdam Student Observatory of the University of Kentucky.
168	S		Lake Wateree State Park			South Carolina	State park near Winnsboro.
168	S		Taylor Creek Observatory			South Carolina	A private observatory.
169	E		Yonderplace Observatory			Virginia	A private observatory near South Boston, VA.
170	SE		Circle City Observatory			North Carolina	A private observatory near Pittsboro.
170	SW		Luckie's Observatory			Georgia	A private observatory.
171	E		Chapel Hill			North Carolina	A town in Orange county.
171	E		Morehead Observatory			North Carolina	Observatory of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
172	NW		Sigoglin Hills Observatory			Kentucky	A private observatory near Paris, KY.
172	SW		Starr Mountain			Tennessee	A mountain in the Cherokee National Forest.
172	SW		Robert W. Woodruff Scout Reservation			Georgia	Scout reservation used as an observing site by the Atlanta Astronomy Club.
173	NW		Cincinnati Astronomical Society Dark Sky Site			Ohio	A dark-sky site of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society. Near Peebles.
173	S		Lake Greenwood State Park			South Carolina	State park near Ninety Six.
173	S		Stony Ridge Observatory			South Carolina	A private observatory near Prosperity.
174	SW		Mookie Mountain Observatory			Georgia	A private observatory near Morganton.
175	SE		Pinehurst			North Carolina	Forecast also covers Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Taylortown, Monroetown and Wispering Pines.
175	W		Spring City Park			Tennessee	Park in Spring City.
176	E		Bahama			North Carolina	In Northern Durham Country, NC.
176	NE		Big Spy Mountain Overlook			Virginia	An overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
177	E		Jordan Lake			North Carolina	Covers B. Everett Jordan Lake and the Jordan Lake State Recreation Area.
177	W		Cumberland Mountain State Park			Tennessee	State park near Crossville.
178	E		Appomattox Observatory			Virginia	A private observatory.
178	E		Durham			North Carolina
178	N		A & O Farm			Ohio	Observing site used by the Mid-Ohio Valley Astronomy Club. Near Parkersburg.
179	E		Twin Peeks Observatory			Virginia	A private observatory.
179	NW		CAS Starfield Observatory Dark Site			Kentucky	A private observing site of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society.
180	NW		Woodland Altars Campground			Ohio	A campground near Peebles.
180	S		Blythewood			South Carolina
180	SE		Sugarloaf Observatory			South Carolina	Observatory near Patrick. Used by the Midlands Astronomy club

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