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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			Serena			Illinois	A town in La Salle county.
10	E		NAA Minooka			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
14	E		NAA Caton			Illinois	A site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. A few miles from Newark, but 25 miles southwest of Naperville.
14	NE		SWAOG Dark Site			Illinois	A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.
18	SW		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.
25	S		NAA Ransom			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Ransom.
26	S		Streator			Illinois
27	NE		Megamark Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
31	N		De Kalb			Illinois	Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
31	NE		Peck Farm Park			Illinois	Public viewing site for the Fox Valley Astronomical Society. In Geneva.
32	NE		TASS H (Droege) Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Amateur Sky Survey project. Near Batavia.
32	NE		White Eagle Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Naperville.
32	SE		Braidwood Dark Sky Site			Illinois	Near Gardner.
33	NE		NAA Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Naperville.
34	NE		Lily Lake Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
35	NE		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.
36	E		Lockport			Illinois	A town in Will county.
40	SW		Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Varna.
41	NE		SWAOG Light Site			Illinois	A public observing site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group. In Wheaton.
42	N		Kirkland			Illinois
42	SE		Prairie Skies Star Party			Illinois	Star party held at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See.
42	SW		Lake Thunderbird			Illinois	A lake near Putnam.
42	W		Green River State Wildlife Area			Illinois	Link.
44	NE		U-46 Planetarium			Illinois	Elgin School District Planetarium in Elgin.
46	NE		Lombard			Illinois	Forecast also covers Glendale Hieghts, Elmhurst, Villa Park, Addison, and Glen Ellyn.
47	E		The Little Red School House			Illinois	A site used by the Chicago Astronomical Society. In Willow Springs.
47	NE		OneDarkSky.com Observation Site #1			Illinois	A clearing off of Cobblers Crossing, in Elgin. Site of public star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
48	E		Moraine Valley Community College Observatory			Illinois	observatory of Moraine Valley Community College.
48	SE		Stelle			Illinois	A community in Rogers Township, IL
49	E		Mount Jennings Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory somewhere around Manteno.
49	E		Tinley Park			Illinois	A town in Cook county.
50	E		Lake Katherine Nature Center			Illinois	Nature center in Palos Heights. Site of public observing sessions held by the Chicago Astronomical Society.
50	E		Peotone			Illinois
50	N		Claustonberry Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Marengo.
51	NW		J. Weiskopf Observatory			Illinois	Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
51	SE		Bradley			Illinois	Home of the Kankakee Area StarGazers.
51	W		Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park			Illinois	State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
53	E		Our Prairie Sky			Illinois	In Park Forest.
53	N		Marengo			Illinois
54	NE		Barrington Hills			Illinois	A town in Cook county. Site of International Year of Astronomy events.
54	NW		Sterling			Illinois
55	E		The Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Oak Lawn
56	N		Crystal Lake			Illinois
56	NE		Northwest Suburban Astronomers			Illinois	The NSA is active in the area of Palatine/Hoffman Estates.
57	E		Prairie State College			Illinois	College in Chicago Heights.
57	N		Rockford			Illinois	Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
59	N		Blackhawk Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
59	N		Woodstock			Illinois
59	NE		Lake Zurich			Illinois
61	NE		Chicago			Illinois	Home of the Chicago Astronomical Society.
62	N		Caledonia			Illinois
62	NE		Morton Grove			Illinois	Forcast also covers Glenview, Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie, Park Ridge, Niles, and Des Plaines.
64	N		Astro-Physics			Illinois	Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
65	NE		Cricket Hill			Illinois	Part of Lincoln Park. At Montrose Harbor.
65	NE		Lincolnshire			Illinois	Also covers Deerfield which is home of the Skokie Valley Astronomers .
67	NE		Dearborn Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Northwestern University.
67	NE		Glencoe			Illinois
68	NW		Velveeta Valley Observatory			Illinois	Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
69	E		Lemon Lake County Park			Indiana	Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
69	NE		Smith Observing Site			Illinois	Near Round Lake Beach and about 15 miles west of Waukegan.
71	N		Big Cigar Astronomy			Illinois	Club near South Beloit
71	S		Bloomington			Illinois	A town in McLean county.
71	SW		Peoria			Illinois	Home of the Peoria Astronomical Society and the NorthMoor Observatory.
72	E		Thomas Conway Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of the Calumet Astronomical Society. Near Lowell in Lake county.
72	SE		Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area			Indiana	A wildlife managment area used by the South Side Astronomers.
72	SW		The Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory			Illinois	Observatory maintained by the Peoria Astronomical Society. In Jubliee College State Park.
73	NW		Hawkeye Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
74	NW		Doug Firebaugh Observatory			Illinois	A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
75	N		Yerkes Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory in Williams Bay.
76	N		Eagle Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Eagle.
79	W		Rutenbeck Observatory			Iowa	Just west of Clinton.
80	SE		Astro Acres			Indiana	Future astronomy and telescope farm (or astronomy village). Near the town of Morocco,IN.
81	S		Sugar Grove Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Twin City Amateur Astronomers. In the Sugar Grove Nature Center.
83	W		Sunny Knoll Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Port Byron.
84	N		Janesville			Wisconsin
84	N		Richard Bong State Recreation Area			Wisconsin	Recreation Area near Burlington. Used by some members of the Racine Astronomical Society.
85	W		PACMO			Illinois	An observing site of the Popular Astronomy Club.
86	SE		Middle Fork River Forest Preserve			Illinois	Forest reserve and International Dark Sky Park near Penfield. Used by the Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society.
87	E		Indiana Dunes State Park			Indiana	Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
88	E		Buckeyestargazer Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Valparaiso.
88	E		VU Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Valparaiso University which holds public events.
89	NE		Kenosha			Wisconsin	Home of the Kenosha Astronomy Club.
90	NW		Monroe			Wisconsin	A town in Green county.
90	NW		Massbach Ridge			Illinois
93	N		UW-Whitewater Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater.
93	NE		Modine Benstead Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the Racine Astronomical Society.
93	SW		Knox College Observatory			Illinois	Observatory at Knox College.
94	W		Viking Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory Near Galesburg.
95	E		Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area			Indiana	Centered on an entrace road of the state wildlife area.
95	SE		Harvey Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
96	E		Michigan City			Indiana	A town in La Porte county.
97	N		Yanna Research Station			Wisconsin	Observatory site of the Madison Astronomical Society. Near Attica.
99	NE		Racine			Wisconsin	Home of the Racine Astronomical Society.
100	N		Texas Yard Canon Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
100	NW		Apple River			Illinois
101	S		Decatur Area Astronomy Club			Illinois	An observing site of the Decatur Area Astronomy Club at Friends Creek County Park. 20 miles NE of Decatur.
102	NW		Meadowlark Ridge Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory somewhere around near New Glarus.
102	NW		West Point Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory near Monticello.
103	S		Champaign/Urbana Astronomical Society Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the CUAS.
104	N		Franklin			Wisconsin	In Milwaukee county. Near a BYA affiliate starparty site.
105	NW		Timber City Productions Lookout			Iowa	A private observing site.
107	W		Adolphson Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Monmouth College in Monmouth.
107	W		Dixon			Iowa	Close to Menke and Jens-Wendt Observatories
108	NW		Galena			Illinois
109	N		Aztalan State Park			Wisconsin	State park near Aztalan.
109	NW		Mark's place			Wisconsin	A private observing site.
109	SW		Stardust Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
110	SE		Danville			Illinois	A town in Vermilion county.
110	W		The Stellar Shed			Illinois	A private observatory near Aledo.
113	N		Harken Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the Pewaukee Public Library.
114	E		Warren Dunes State Park			Michigan	State park new Sawyer.
114	NW		Wild Apple Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Dane County.
114	S		Decatur(IL)			Illinois	Home of Requarth Observatory of Millikin University. Requarth Observatory is host of public observing nights.
115	E		Tippecanoe River State Park			Indiana	State Park. Chart is centered on a field, used for observing, near the nature center.
115	N		Madison			Wisconsin	Home of the Madison Astronomical Society.
115	N		Milwaukee			Wisconsin	Home of the Milwaukee Astronomical Societyand Wehr Astronomical Society.
116	E		Bridgman			Michigan
116	E		New Carlisle			Indiana
119	N		Suburban Lights Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Marshall.
119	SE		Purdue University			Indiana	University in West Lafayette. Home of the Cumberland Observatory.
120	NW		Pine Bluff Observatory			Wisconsin	Local research observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 15 miles from Madison.
120	W		Muscatine			Iowa
121	NW		Mineral Point			Wisconsin
122	NW		Dubuque			Iowa
123	N		Richfield Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Menomonee Falls.
123	NW		Big M Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Platteville.
124	SW		Macomb			Illinois
125	E		Benton Harbor			Michigan	A atown in Berrien county.
125	E		Oronoko Observatory			Michigan	Near Berrien Springs.
125	NW		Dodgeville			Wisconsin
125	SW		Site "M"			Illinois	A site of the Sangamon Astronomical Society.Near Ashland.
126	E		Kingman Observatory			Michigan	Observatory of Andrews University. In Berrien Springs.
126	N		De Forest			Wisconsin
128	E		Damer Observing Site			Indiana	A private observing site.
128	N		Mequon Rotary Park			Wisconsin	Park used by the Northern Cross Science Foundation. In Mequon.
128	SW		Lanphier Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Sangamon Astronomical Society. Near Pleasant Plains.
129	N		TWASC Eggshatch Observatorium			Wisconsin	A private observatory of the Hartford Area Astronomy Club, which is part of The Wisconsin Astronomical Society Corporation.
129	NW		Grant River Recreation Area			Wisconsin	A recreation area near Potosi.
129	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
129	SW		Bojarzin Observatory			Illinois	Near Springfield.
130	E		Jordan Hall Observatory			Indiana	Observatory, of the University of Notre Dame, at the Jordan Hall of Science. In South Bend.
130	N		Jackson (WI)			Wisconsin	A town in Washington county.
130	S		Sullivan Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Sullivan.
133	W		John H. Witte Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Southeast Iowa Astronomy Club.
134	E		Bremen			Indiana	A town in Marshall county. Home of BHS Astronomy of Bremen High School.
134	E		Logansport			Indiana
135	SW		Chatham			Illinois
136	E		PHM Planetarium			Indiana	Aka Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) Planetarium, in Mishawaka.
136	N		Beaver Dam			Wisconsin
136	SE		Prairie Grass Observatory			Indiana	An observatory located in Camp Cullom near Mullberry. Also home of the Indiana Family Star Party.
137	E		Potawatomi Wildlife Park			Indiana	A dark-sky preserve. Dark-sky site of the Warsaw Astronomical Society. Near Tippecanoe.
137	N		Myra			Wisconsin	Used by some members of the Northern Cross Science Foundation.
138	SE		Shades State Park			Indiana	site of star parties held by the Wabash Valley Astronomical Society
139	E		Birch Rd. Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory.
139	S		Wolf Creek State Park			Illinois	State park and site of public star parties held by the Sandusky Valley Amateur Astronomy Club (SVAAC).
141	NE		South Haven Pier			Michigan
141	S		Charleston			Illinois
141	W		Wever			Iowa
143	SW		Weinberg-King State Park			Illinois	State park near Augusta.
145	W		Iowa City			Iowa
146	N		Harrington Beach State Park			Wisconsin	A site used by the Northern Cross Science Foundation.
146	S		PICO			Illinois	A private observatory near Pana.
146	W		Palisades-Dows Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
147	N		Portage			Wisconsin
148	W		Riverside			Iowa
149	NE		Astro Hut			Michigan	A private observatory near Holland.
150	E		Goshen College			Indiana	College in Goshen, IN.
150	N		Kettle Moraine North			Wisconsin	Northern Unit of Kettle Morain State Forest. Used by members of the Northern Cross Science Foundation.
150	NE		Vivekananda Monastery			Michigan	A site used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association in Ganges.
150	W		Iowa SkyNet Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Washington, IA.
151	E		Dr. T. K. Lawless Park			Michigan	Park and site of the Michiana Star Party held by the Michiana Astronomical Society. Near Vandalia.
152	SE		IU Kokomo Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Indiana University Kokomo. Also used by some members of the Kokomo Astronomy Club.
153	NW		Richland Center			Wisconsin
156	NW		Reedsburg			Wisconsin
156	SE		Terre Haute			Indiana	A town in Vigo county.
157	E		Camp Crosley/WAS Observatory			Indiana	A observatory of the Warsaw Astronomical Society(WAS). Located at Camp Crosley.
157	E		Yarger Observatory			Michigan	Observatory and site of Astrocamp at YMCA Camp Eberhart in Three Rivers.
157	SE		McCloud Nature Park			Indiana	A park and site of public observing held by the Indiana Astronomical Society.
157	SE		Oakley Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Near Terre Haute
157	SW		Winchester			Illinois
157	W		Hilltop Homeschool Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory of a member of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Near Cedar Rapids.
158	E		ARGUS Dark Sky Site			Indiana	A site of the Wabash County Astronomical Society(WCAS).
158	E		Morris Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Manchester College. In North Manchester.
159	N		Fond du Lac			Wisconsin
159	NW		Wyalusing			Wisconsin	Home of the Starsplitters of Wyalusing.
161	N		Plymouth			Wisconsin	Home of the Plymouth Stargazers.
161	SE		Greencastle			Indiana	Home of McKim Observatory of DePauw University.
163	E		Shipshewana			Indiana
163	N		Land-o-Clouds Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Fond du Lac.
163	N		Oxbow Trail Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Princeton.
164	S		Effingham			Illinois	A town in Effingham county.
165	E		Stillwaters Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Columbia City.
165	NE		Hemlock Crossings Park			Michigan	A park used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association (SAAA).
166	N		Ellwood H. May Environmental Park			Wisconsin	Aka Maywood, site of the Sheboygan Astronomical Society's public observing sessions.
167	S		West Union			Illinois
168	NE		Grand Haven			Michigan
168	SW		Heavens Gate Farm Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Beverly. Also home of the Two Rivers Spring Star Party.
169	NE		Sycamore Stars Observatory			Michigan	A privately owned observatory dedicated to public remote use. Near Otsego.
169	NW		Mount Sterling			Wisconsin
170	E		Portage (MI)			Michigan
170	N		Dryden Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
170	S		Taylor Dark Sky Site			Illinois	Near Yale.
170	W		Williamsburg			Iowa
171	E		Kalamazoo			Michigan	Home of the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society and Owl Observatory.
172	SE		Carmel			Indiana
173	E		Huntington			Indiana
173	E		Marion			Indiana
173	SE		Teter Retreat and Organic Farm			Indiana	link
174	SE		Center Valley Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory somewhere around Clayton.
174	SW		Pleiades Observatory			Missouri	A private observatory in Canton.
174	W		Bearbower Sand Prairie Area			Iowa	A Buchanan county park.
175	NE		Allendale			Michigan	In Ottawa county. Home of Grand Valley State University.
175	NE		Muskegon			Michigan	A town in Muskegon county.
175	NW		Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center			Wisconsin	Nature reserve and site of star parties by the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
176	N		Oshkosh			Wisconsin
176	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.
177	E		Neuenschwander Observatory			Michigan	A private observatory.
177	SE		Fishers			Indiana
178	N		Auroraville			Wisconsin
178	N		Pigeon Lake Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
179	NE		Hawk's Hollow Observatory			Michigan	A private obsrevatory in Jenison.
179	NW		Wildcat Mountain State Park			Wisconsin	State park near the town of Ontario, WI.
180	SE		Indianapolis			Indiana	Home of the Indiana Astronomical Society and Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium of Butler University.

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