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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			Galena			Illinois
13	NW		Dubuque			Iowa
17	E		Apple River			Illinois
19	SE		Massbach Ridge			Illinois
21	NW		Grant River Recreation Area			Wisconsin	A recreation area near Potosi.
22	S		Timber City Productions Lookout			Iowa	A private observing site.
24	N		Big M Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Platteville.
34	NE		Mineral Point			Wisconsin
37	NE		Mark's place			Wisconsin	A private observing site.
40	E		Doug Firebaugh Observatory			Illinois	A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
40	S		Rutenbeck Observatory			Iowa	Just west of Clinton.
41	N		Dodgeville			Wisconsin
41	NE		West Point Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory near Monticello.
42	E		Monroe			Wisconsin	A town in Green county.
45	NE		Meadowlark Ridge Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory somewhere around near New Glarus.
47	NE		Wild Apple Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Dane County.
50	S		Dixon			Iowa	Close to Menke and Jens-Wendt Observatories
51	NW		Wyalusing			Wisconsin	Home of the Starsplitters of Wyalusing.
55	E		Velveeta Valley Observatory			Illinois	Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
56	E		Hawkeye Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
56	S		Sunny Knoll Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Port Byron.
57	NE		Yanna Research Station			Wisconsin	Observatory site of the Madison Astronomical Society. Near Attica.
57	SE		Sterling			Illinois
60	NE		Pine Bluff Observatory			Wisconsin	Local research observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 15 miles from Madison.
63	E		J. Weiskopf Observatory			Illinois	Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
63	N		Richland Center			Wisconsin
66	SW		Palisades-Dows Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
67	N		Mount Sterling			Wisconsin
69	E		Rockford			Illinois	Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
69	NE		Madison			Wisconsin	Home of the Madison Astronomical Society.
71	E		Big Cigar Astronomy			Illinois	Club near South Beloit
71	S		PACMO			Illinois	An observing site of the Popular Astronomy Club.
72	E		Astro-Physics			Illinois	Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
72	SE		Green River State Wildlife Area			Illinois	Link.
72	SW		Hilltop Homeschool Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory of a member of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Near Cedar Rapids.
74	E		Janesville			Wisconsin
76	SW		Muscatine			Iowa
77	NW		Luckydog Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory particpating in the AAVSO and Center for Backyard Astrophysics.
77	SW		Iowa City			Iowa
77	W		Bearbower Sand Prairie Area			Iowa	A Buchanan county park.
78	E		Caledonia			Illinois
78	NE		Suburban Lights Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Marshall.
80	N		Reedsburg			Wisconsin
80	NE		De Forest			Wisconsin
81	SE		Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park			Illinois	State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
82	E		Blackhawk Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
82	N		Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center			Wisconsin	Nature reserve and site of star parties by the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
83	W		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.
84	E		Kirkland			Illinois
88	S		The Stellar Shed			Illinois	A private observatory near Aledo.
88	SW		Riverside			Iowa
89	N		Wildcat Mountain State Park			Wisconsin	State park near the town of Ontario, WI.
90	E		UW-Whitewater Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater.
91	NE		Aztalan State Park			Wisconsin	State park near Aztalan.
92	E		De Kalb			Illinois	Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
92	NE		Portage			Wisconsin
92	NW		Decorah			Iowa
94	E		Claustonberry Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Marengo.
94	E		Marengo			Illinois
95	S		Viking Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory Near Galesburg.
95	SW		Iowa SkyNet Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Washington, IA.
96	E		Yerkes Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory in Williams Bay.
96	SW		Williamsburg			Iowa
98	SE		Lake Thunderbird			Illinois	A lake near Putnam.
99	N		Dryden Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
101	E		Woodstock			Illinois
102	S		Knox College Observatory			Illinois	Observatory at Knox College.
103	N		La Crosse			Wisconsin	A home of University of Wisconsin's Planetarium and the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
103	W		Cedar Falls			Iowa	Home of the University of Northern Iowa.
104	S		Adolphson Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Monmouth College in Monmouth.
105	E		Lily Lake Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
106	SE		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.
106	SW		John H. Witte Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Southeast Iowa Astronomy Club.
106	W		Wartburg College Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of Wartburg College in Waverly.
108	NE		Beaver Dam			Wisconsin
108	SE		Serena			Illinois	A town in La Salle county.
109	E		Crystal Lake			Illinois
110	E		Eagle Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Eagle.
111	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.
111	SE		SWAOG Dark Site			Illinois	A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.
112	E		Texas Yard Canon Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
113	E		Peck Farm Park			Illinois	Public viewing site for the Fox Valley Astronomical Society. In Geneva.
113	E		U-46 Planetarium			Illinois	Elgin School District Planetarium in Elgin.
113	S		The Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory			Illinois	Observatory maintained by the Peoria Astronomical Society. In Jubliee College State Park.
114	E		OneDarkSky.com Observation Site #1			Illinois	A clearing off of Cobblers Crossing, in Elgin. Site of public star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
114	SE		Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Varna.
116	E		Richard Bong State Recreation Area			Wisconsin	Recreation Area near Burlington. Used by some members of the Racine Astronomical Society.
116	E		TASS H (Droege) Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Amateur Sky Survey project. Near Batavia.
117	N		Salewsky Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Big Flats
117	NE		Oxbow Trail Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Princeton.
117	SE		NAA Caton			Illinois	A site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. A few miles from Newark, but 25 miles southwest of Naperville.
117	SE		NAA Minooka			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
118	E		Barrington Hills			Illinois	A town in Cook county. Site of International Year of Astronomy events.
118	N		Dievseta			Wisconsin	A private site near Warrens.
119	NE		Harken Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the Pewaukee Public Library.
119	W		Grundy Center			Iowa

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