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Chart | Preview color key | Light Pollution | Prov/State | Comments/Links |
24 | W |
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Pine Mountain State Resort Park |
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Kentucky |
State Park near Pineville. |
29 | N |
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Hazard |
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Kentucky |
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34 | E |
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Natural Tunnel State Park |
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Virginia |
State park in Scott county, near Duffield. |
46 | SE |
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Bays Mountain Park |
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Tennessee |
City park with astronomy programs. Site of the Bays Mountain Observatory, and home of the Bays Mountain Astronomy Club. Near Kingsport. |
51 | E |
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Caney Ridge Observatory |
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Virginia |
Near Clintwood. |
51 | S |
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Jefferson City |
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Tennessee |
A town in Jefferson county. |
52 | S |
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Mossy Creek Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
54 | SW |
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Norris Lake |
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Tennessee |
Forecast also covers Norris Dam State park, Anderson County Park, Big Ridge State Park, and Campbell County Park. |
61 | S |
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The Winter-Hawk Memorial Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory under construction. |
61 | W |
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Mount Chestnut Oak Observing Site |
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Kentucky |
A private observing site somewhere around Goodwater. |
63 | SE |
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Rabbit Hole Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
65 | NE |
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Star City Observing Site |
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Kentucky |
A private observing site in Prestonsburg. |
65 | NE |
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East Kentucky Science Center |
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Kentucky |
Science Center and Planetarium in Prestonsburg. |
65 | SE |
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ETSU Observatory |
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Tennessee |
An observatory of East Tennessee State University. Near Johnson City. |
65 | SE |
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Johnson City |
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Tennessee |
Home of the ETSU Planetarium of Eastern Tennessee University. |
67 | E |
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Burke Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory of King College. Also meeting place of the Bristol Astronomy Club. In Bristol. |
69 | N |
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Tunnel Ridge Road |
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Kentucky |
A roadside spot located in Natural Bridge State Resort Park |
69 | SW |
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Knoxville |
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Tennessee |
Home of the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS). |
70 | E |
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Windy Hill Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
70 | W |
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Oneida |
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Tennessee |
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72 | NW |
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Brodhead |
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Kentucky |
Forecast also covers crab orchard and Mount Vernon. |
72 | SE |
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Mill Ridge |
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North Carolina |
A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. North of Asheville. |
74 | NW |
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Berea |
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Kentucky |
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74 | S |
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Pigeon Forge Area |
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Tennessee |
Forecast covers Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. |
74 | SE |
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Romulus Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
76 | E |
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Turtle Rock Observatory |
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Virginia |
A private observatory near Abingdon. |
77 | NW |
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Goochtown |
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Kentucky |
In Pulaski county. |
78 | SW |
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Oak Ridge |
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Tennessee |
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80 | S |
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Wears Valley |
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Tennessee |
A community in Sevier County. |
81 | NW |
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EKU Observatory |
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Kentucky |
Observatory of Eastern Kentucky University. In Richmond. |
81 | S |
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Grassland Mountain Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Private observatory of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. In Madison County. |
81 | W |
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Mill Springs |
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Kentucky |
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83 | SE |
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Peek Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
83 | SW |
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Maryville |
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Tennessee |
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84 | W |
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Pickett CCC Memorial State Park |
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Tennessee |
State park and International Dark-Sky Park. |
85 | S |
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Newfound Gap |
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Tennessee |
Newfound Gap is in the Smokey Mountains. Near Morton Overlook a popular photography spot. |
85 | W |
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Kentucky Cutoff Overlook |
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Tennessee |
Forecast also covers Pickett State Park. |
86 | S |
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Great Smokey Mountains National Park |
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Tennessee |
National Park. |
88 | E |
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Mountain City |
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Tennessee |
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89 | E |
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Kelly's Chapel |
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Virginia |
A landmark for nearby observers. |
90 | SE |
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Mayland Earth to Sky Park |
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North Carolina |
Observatory and park of Mayland Community College. |
90 | SW |
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Look Rock |
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Tennessee |
An overlook in the Foothills Parkway used as a public observing site by the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS). |
91 | S |
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Aramesh |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
92 | S |
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Cades Cove |
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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. |
92 | SE |
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Pegasus Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
93 | N |
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Morehead State University |
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Kentucky |
University in Morehead. |
93 | NW |
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Raven Run Nature Conservancy |
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Kentucky |
Site used by the Bluegrass Amateur Astronomy Club for star parties. In Lexington. |
93 | SW |
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Lilly Bluff Overlook |
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Tennessee |
An overlook. In Obed Wild & Senic River National Park which is also a International Dark-Sky Park. Home of night sky programs. |
94 | SE |
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His Glassworks Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Asheville. |
94 | SE |
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Lookout Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory of the University of North Carolina - Asheville with public events by registration. Used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. |
95 | N |
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Grayson Lake State Park |
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Kentucky |
Center on the Bruin Boat Ramp parking Lot, this chart covers all Grayson Lake State Park. |
95 | S |
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Waynesville |
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North Carolina |
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95 | SE |
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Seven Mile Ridge Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Little Switzerland. |
95 | SE |
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Mount Mitchell |
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North Carolina |
Centered on a lookout in Mount Mitchell State Park. |
96 | E |
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Snow Moon Camp Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
96 | N |
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Adams Observing Site |
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Kentucky |
A private observing site. |
96 | NE |
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Joseph Dale Perry Memorial Observatory |
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West Virginia |
A private observatory near Fort Gay. |
96 | SE |
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Asheville |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. |
96 | SE |
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Syzygy Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere around Asheville . |
96 | SW |
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The Looking Glass Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory in Lancing. |
97 | SE |
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Firefly Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
97 | SE |
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Glens of Grandfather Mountain |
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North Carolina |
A private observing site. |
98 | S |
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Smoky Mountain Stargaze |
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North Carolina |
Star party. |
98 | SW |
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Tellico Skies Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
100 | SW |
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Tamke-Allan Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory,near Rockwood, of Roane State Community College. |
101 | S |
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Dogstar Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
101 | SE |
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Rankin Science Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory of Appalachian State University. Near Boone. |
102 | E |
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Grayson Highlands |
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Virginia |
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102 | S |
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Sylva |
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North Carolina |
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104 | S |
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Mt. Pisgah Parking Lot |
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North Carolina |
A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. South-west of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
105 | NW |
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Lexington |
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Kentucky |
Home of the MacAdam Student Observatory of the University of Kentucky. |
106 | SE |
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Dill Knob Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Black Mountain. |
108 | N |
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Carter |
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Kentucky |
Carter Caves State Park. A site used by the OVAS. |
111 | NW |
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Millersburg |
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Kentucky |
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111 | S |
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Sassafras Ridge |
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Tennessee |
Actually a point Near Beech Gap overlook located along the Cherohala Skyway close to the border with North Carolina. In Cherokee National Forest. |
114 | E |
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ASU Dark Sky Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory (DSO) of Appalachian State University. Near Phillips Gap. |
114 | SW |
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Cumberland Mountain State Park |
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Tennessee |
State park near Crossville. |
115 | NW |
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Sigoglin Hills Observatory |
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Kentucky |
A private observatory near Paris, KY. |
115 | W |
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Cumberland Plateau Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Near Livingston. |
116 | N |
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Family Astronomers Of Kentucky |
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Kentucky |
A private observatory near Carlisle. |
116 | NW |
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Astraeus Observatory |
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Kentucky |
A private observatory somewhere around Lawrenceburg. |
116 | S |
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Brevard |
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North Carolina |
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116 | S |
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Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute |
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North Carolina |
Radio and optical observatory site of the PARI public foundation. In the Pisgah National Forest near Rosman. |
116 | S |
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Wayah Bald |
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North Carolina |
A high-altitude treeless open area, with an observation tower, in the Nantahala National Forest. |
116 | SE |
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Hendersonville |
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North Carolina |
A town in Henderson county. |
117 | SE |
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Silver Creek Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Morganton. |
117 | SW |
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Hunt's Lodge Motorcycle Campground |
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Tennessee |
Lodge and campground in Tellico Plains. |
117 | SW |
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Spring City Park |
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Tennessee |
Park in Spring City. |
118 | E |
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Blue Ridge Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
118 | NE |
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Donald C. Martin Observatory |
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West Virginia |
Observatory of the OVAS. Near Huntington. |
118 | S |
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Morning Star Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory in the Pinnacle Mountains of Western North Carolina. |
119 | E |
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Echo Ridge Observatory |
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Virginia |
A private observatory. |
119 | E |
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Elk Creek |
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Virginia |
Forcast also covers the western half of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. |
119 | SE |
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Twelve Mile Post |
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North Carolina |
A community near Lake Lure |
119 | SE |
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Morganton |
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North Carolina |
A town in Burke County. |