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Chart | Preview color key | Light Pollution | Prov/State | Comments/Links |
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Oneida |
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Tennessee |
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16 | W |
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Pickett CCC Memorial State Park |
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Tennessee |
State park and International Dark-Sky Park. |
18 | W |
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Kentucky Cutoff Overlook |
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Tennessee |
Forecast also covers Pickett State Park. |
30 | SE |
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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. |
30 | SW |
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The Looking Glass Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory in Lancing. |
30 | 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. |
33 | NW |
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Mill Springs |
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Kentucky |
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36 | S |
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Oak Ridge |
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Tennessee |
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40 | N |
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Mount Chestnut Oak Observing Site |
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Kentucky |
A private observing site somewhere around Goodwater. |
46 | E |
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Pine Mountain State Resort Park |
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Kentucky |
State Park near Pineville. |
46 | S |
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Tamke-Allan Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory,near Rockwood, of Roane State Community College. |
46 | W |
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Cumberland Plateau Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Near Livingston. |
49 | SW |
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Cumberland Mountain State Park |
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Tennessee |
State park near Crossville. |
50 | SE |
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Knoxville |
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Tennessee |
Home of the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS). |
57 | N |
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Goochtown |
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Kentucky |
In Pulaski county. |
59 | S |
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Spring City Park |
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Tennessee |
Park in Spring City. |
60 | S |
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Tellico Skies Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
60 | SE |
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Maryville |
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Tennessee |
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60 | W |
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Millard Oakley STEM Center |
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Tennessee |
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Center at Tennessee Tech University (TTU). |
62 | SE |
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Jefferson City |
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Tennessee |
A town in Jefferson county. |
63 | N |
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Brodhead |
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Kentucky |
Forecast also covers crab orchard and Mount Vernon. |
64 | SE |
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Mossy Creek Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
66 | SW |
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Sparta |
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Tennessee |
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68 | SE |
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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). |
72 | SE |
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Wears Valley |
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Tennessee |
A community in Sevier County. |
73 | SE |
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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. |
73 | SE |
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Pigeon Forge Area |
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Tennessee |
Forecast covers Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. |
74 | S |
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Bryan College |
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Tennessee |
Bryan College in Dayton. |
74 | SW |
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Center Hill Lake |
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Tennessee |
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75 | SW |
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Fall Creek Falls State Park |
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Tennessee |
Centered on the astronomy field used by the Cumberland Astronomical Society. Site of the Tennessee Spring Star Party. In Fall Creek Falls State Park near Spencer. |
79 | N |
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Berea |
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Kentucky |
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80 | S |
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Hunt's Lodge Motorcycle Campground |
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Tennessee |
Lodge and campground in Tellico Plains. |
81 | SW |
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Smithville |
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Tennessee |
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82 | SE |
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Great Smokey Mountains National Park |
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Tennessee |
National Park. |
83 | S |
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Birchwood |
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Tennessee |
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84 | 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. |
84 | S |
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Starr Mountain |
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Tennessee |
A mountain in the Cherokee National Forest. |
84 | SW |
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Long Mountain Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory, East of Nashville, operated by Montgomery Bell Academy |
86 | N |
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EKU Observatory |
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Kentucky |
Observatory of Eastern Kentucky University. In Richmond. |
86 | SE |
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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. |
90 | NE |
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Hazard |
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Kentucky |
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90 | S |
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Buck Bald Mountain |
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Tennessee |
A public area at the summit |
90 | SW |
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McMinnville |
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Tennessee |
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91 | E |
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The Winter-Hawk Memorial Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory under construction. |
91 | SW |
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Fredonia Mountain Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory affiliate with the Barnard Astronomical Society of Chattanooga. |
92 | S |
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Benton |
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Tennessee |
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92 | S |
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Uranias' Slave Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory near Harrison. |
92 | SW |
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Twin Oaks Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory near Soddy-Daisy. |
96 | N |
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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. |
99 | E |
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Natural Tunnel State Park |
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Virginia |
State park in Scott county, near Duffield. |
99 | SE |
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Smoky Mountain Stargaze |
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North Carolina |
Star party. |
100 | NW |
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Mammoth Cave National Park |
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Kentucky |
National park. |
101 | S |
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Murphy |
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North Carolina |
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101 | SW |
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Orion Acres |
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Tennessee |
A private observing site used by some members of the Barnard Astronomical Society located on the Cumberland Plateau. |
101 | W |
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Baird Municipal Park |
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Tennessee |
Park in Lebanon. |
101 | W |
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Cumberland Astronomical Society Dark Sky Site |
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Tennessee |
A site of the Cumberland Astronomical Society (CAS). Near Castalian Springs. |
102 | NE |
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Tunnel Ridge Road |
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Kentucky |
A roadside spot located in Natural Bridge State Resort Park |
103 | N |
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Astraeus Observatory |
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Kentucky |
A private observatory somewhere around Lawrenceburg. |
105 | 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. |
106 | E |
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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. |
106 | SE |
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Sylva |
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North Carolina |
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106 | SE |
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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. |
106 | SW |
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Skymont Scout Reservation |
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Tennessee |
A scout camp. |
107 | N |
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Goodnight Ridge |
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Kentucky |
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107 | N |
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Lexington |
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Kentucky |
Home of the MacAdam Student Observatory of the University of Kentucky. |
107 | S |
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Doogan's Mountain |
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Georgia |
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108 | SE |
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Grassland Mountain Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Private observatory of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. In Madison County. |
109 | S |
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Mookie Mountain Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Morganton. |
109 | SE |
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Dogstar Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
110 | NW |
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White Mills Observatory |
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Kentucky |
A private observatory somewhere around White Mills. |
110 | SE |
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Waynesville |
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North Carolina |
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110 | SW |
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Chattanooga |
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Tennessee |
Home of Jones Observatory of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. |
111 | S |
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Robert W. Woodruff Scout Reservation |
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Georgia |
Scout reservation used as an observing site by the Atlanta Astronomy Club. |
111 | SE |
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Aramesh |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
111 | SE |
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Kilpatrick Point Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Hayesville. |
112 | S |
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PS-191 Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
112 | W |
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Bell Observatory |
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Kentucky |
An Observatory of Western Kentucky University. Near Bowling Green. |
113 | NW |
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Freeman Lake Observatory |
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Kentucky |
A private observatory near Elizabethtown. |
113 | S |
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Bee Sting Hill Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
114 | S |
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Towns County Park |
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Georgia |
AKA Towns County Recreation Center. park in Hiawassee. |
114 | SW |
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Murfreesboro |
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Tennessee |
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115 | SW |
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Cat Creek Observing Site |
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Tennessee |
Near Normandy Lake. |
117 | E |
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Rabbit Hole Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
117 | NW |
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Bear Observatory |
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Kentucky |
In Clarkson. |
117 | NW |
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Camp Crooked Creek |
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Kentucky |
A boy scout camp used as an observing site by the Louisville Astronomical Society. Near Bernhiem Forest. |
118 | SE |
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Peek Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
118 | W |
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Hendersonville |
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Tennessee |
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119 | N |
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Frankfort |
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Kentucky |
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119 | S |
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Brasstown Bald |
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Georgia |
Alternative Observing Site Of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. Near Brasstown Bald mountain. |
119 | SW |
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Cordell-Lorenz Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory of Sewanee: The University of the South. In Sewanee . |
120 | W |
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Easlick Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory near Cross Plains. |