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Alafia River State Park |
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Florida |
State Park used as an obsreving site by the Saint Petersburg Astronomy Club who also hold the Orange Blossom Special Star Party there. |
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Aztalan State Park |
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Wisconsin |
State park near Aztalan. |
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Bastrop State Park |
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Texas |
A State Park, located in the Lost Pines area of Texas, with a public astronomy program provided by the Friends of the Lost Pines State Parks and members of the Austin Astronomical Society. |
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Baxter State Park |
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Maine |
Forecast covers general area of Baxter State Park. |
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Belleplain State Forest |
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New Jersey |
Site of the South Jersey Star Party by the South Jersey Astronomy Club |
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Blackwater Falls |
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West Virginia |
A state park and site of a star party held by the Kanawha Valley Astronomical Society. |
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Bladen Lake State Forest |
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North Carolina |
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Bluewater Lake State Park |
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New Mexico |
State park near Prewitt. |
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Bonham State Park |
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Texas |
State park. |
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Bruneau Dunes Observatory |
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Idaho |
Observatory located in Bruneau Dunes State Park. Home of the Idaho Star Party. |
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Burr Oak State Park |
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Ohio |
Centered on the Group Campground at Burr Oak State Park. |
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CFAS Ocala Forest Site |
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Florida |
An observing site in the Ocala State forest. Currently limited to members of Central Florida Astronomical Society. |
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CSU-Pueblo Observatory |
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Colorado |
Observatory at the Combined Science Center. Site of public star parties. Near Lake Pueblo State Park. |
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Caballo Lake State Park |
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New Mexico |
State park and site of Stars-n-Parks star parties. |
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Caesar Creek State Park |
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Ohio |
State Park near Waynesville. |
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Camp Creek |
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West Virginia |
Forecast covers the Camp Creek Canyon area including the Camp Creek State Forest. |
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Camp Delany |
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Washington |
A campground in Camp Delany in the Sunlakes State Park. Home of the Olympic Astronomical Society (OAS) Camp Delany Star Party. |
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Camp Floyd State Park |
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Utah |
State park near Fairfield. |
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Canoe Creek State Park |
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Pennsylvania |
A state park used as an observing site by the Starlight Astronomy Club. In Canoe Creek. |
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Caprock Canyon State Park |
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Texas |
A state park used for star parties by the South Plains Astronomy Club and the Texas Tech Astronomy Club. Near Quitaque. |
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Carter |
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Kentucky |
Carter Caves State Park. A site used by the OVAS. |
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Caumsett State Park |
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New York |
State park and altnernate public-observing site of the Amateur Observers' Society of New York. In Lloyd Neck, Huntington. |
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Cherry Springs State Park |
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Pennsylvania |
Near Coudersport. An official dark-sky park and home of the Black Forest Star party and the Cherry Springs Star Party. |
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Chestnut Ridge Park |
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West Virginia |
A regional park and campground, near Coopers Rock State Forest,that is used by the WVU Astronomy Club. |
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Chippokes Plantation State Park |
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Virginia |
Observing site of the Back Bay Amateur Astronomers. Near Surry |
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City of Rocks State Park |
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New Mexico |
State park and site of Stars-n-Parks star parties. |
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Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park |
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New York |
A state park near Carmel. |
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Clayton Lake State Park |
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New Mexico |
State park near Clayton. |
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Clear Lake |
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California |
Covers the Clear Lake area inclunding Boggs Mountain State Forest. |
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Colorado State Forest |
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Colorado |
A State Park. Chart is centered on the North Fork river valley. |
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Conway |
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New Hampshire |
A forecast also covers North Conway, Fyeburg and Echo Lake State Park. |
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Cooksburg |
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Pennsylvania |
Forecast also covers Cook Forest State Park. |
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Copper Breaks State Park |
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Texas |
A state park near Quanah. Home to the Star Walk public astronomy program. |
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Cuivre River State Park |
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Missouri |
State park near Bedford. |
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Dowdy Ranch Visitor Center |
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California |
South-eastern visitors center of Henry Coe State Park. Site of local boy-scout astronomy events. |
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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park |
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West Virginia |
A state park near Hillsboro. |
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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. |
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Fall River State Park |
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Kansas |
State park. |
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Fort Clinch State Park |
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Florida |
State Park near Fernandia Beach. |
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George Observatory |
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Texas |
Observatory of Houston Museum of Natural Science. In Brazos Bend State Park. |
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Glacial Lakes State Park |
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Minnesota |
State park near Starbuck. Home of the Glacial Lakes Astronomers & Stargazers Society. |
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Goblin Valley State Park |
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Utah |
State Park near Capitol Reef. |
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Grafton Lakes State Park |
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New York |
State park used by the Albany Area Amateur Astronomers for star parties. |
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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. |
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Greenbrier State Park |
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Maryland |
State Park near Boonsboro. |
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Guana River Dam |
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Florida |
An observing site of the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society (NEFAS). Located near South Ponte Vedra Beach in the Guana River State Park. |
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Hale Hill Observatory |
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Indiana |
A private observatory in the Owen-Putnam State Forest near Spencer. Used by some members of the Indiana Astronomical Society. |
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Hamlin Beach State Park |
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New York |
State Park on the south shore of Lake Ontario. |
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Hammocks Beach State Park |
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North Carolina |
State park. |
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Hard Labor Creek Observatory |
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Georgia |
An observatory site of Georgia State University. In Hard Labor Creek State Park. |
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Harrington Beach State Park |
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Wisconsin |
A site used by the Northern Cross Science Foundation. |
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Hawn State Park |
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Missouri |
State Park between Farmington and Ste. Genevieve. |
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Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park |
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Illinois |
State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association. |
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Henry Coe State Park |
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California |
A site used by SJAA and TAC |
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High Knob Overlook |
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Pennsylvania |
A site used by the New Jersey Astronomical Association (NJAA)http://www.njaa.org/. This chart also covers Worlds End State Park. |
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High Point State Park |
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New Jersey |
State Park and campground. |
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Highlands Hammock State Park |
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Florida |
State Park near Sebring. |
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Homolovi Ruins State |
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Arizona |
State park near Winslow. |
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Hugo Lake State Park |
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Oklahoma |
State park |
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Huntington Beach State Park |
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South Carolina |
State Park near Garden City Beach. |
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Indiana Dunes State Park |
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Indiana |
Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society |
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Jenny Jump State Forest |
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New Jersey |
Site used by the United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey |
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John Bryan State Park Observatory |
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Ohio |
Observatory of the Miami Valley Astronomical Society in John Bryan State Park. |
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Kettle Moraine North |
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Wisconsin |
Northern Unit of Kettle Morain State Forest. Used by members of the Northern Cross Science Foundation. |
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Killen's Pond State Park |
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Delaware |
A state park near Harrington. |
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LaPine State Park |
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Oregon |
State park. |
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Lake Mineral Wells State Park |
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Texas |
State park and site of the North Texas Sky Watch star party held by the the Tarleton State University. |
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Lake Taghkanic State Park |
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New York |
A park used by the Rockland Astronomy Club. Near Jackson Corners. |
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Lake Texana State Park |
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Texas |
Lake Texana State Park near Edna. Site of star parties held by the Crossroads Astronomy Club. |
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Lake Wenatchee |
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Washington |
Covers the shores of the lake, including Lake Wenatchee State Park. |
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Lake Whitney State Park |
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Texas |
A state park near Whitney. |
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Leasburg Dam State Park |
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New Mexico |
State park, site of Stars-n-Parks star parties, and the observatory of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces. |
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Limekiln State Park |
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California |
State park near Big Sur. Forcast also covers the lookout tower at Cone Peak. |
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Lincoln City |
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Oregon |
Forecast also covers these state recration areas: Road's End Devil's Lake Gleneden Beach Fogarty Creek, and Depoe Bay State Park. |
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Little Buffalo State Park |
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Pennsylvania |
State park new Newport. |
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Little River Canyon National Preserve |
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Alabama |
Centered on the Wolf Creek Overlook in the Little River National Preserve near Fort Payne. (Note: some maps incorectly label this area as De Soto State park.) |
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Living Desert State Park |
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New Mexico |
AKA Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park In Carlsbad. |
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Long Point on Lake Chautauqua |
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New York |
A state park on Chautauqua Lake. Used by the Southern Tier Astronomy Recreation Society (STARS) . |
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Mahoney State Park |
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Nebraska |
State park and home of public star parties held by the Omaha Astronomical Society. |
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Mason Neck State Park |
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Virginia |
State park used as an observing site by the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club. |
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McCall |
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Idaho |
Forecast also covers Ponderosa State Park. |
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McElroy Mountain Observatory |
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Georgia |
In Big Canoe. Near Amicolola Falls State Park |
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Medoc Mountain State Park |
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North Carolina |
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Middleville |
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New Jersey |
Chart also covers Swartswood State Park. |
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Mills Norrie State Park |
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New York |
Two adjacent state parks Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park and Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park. Home of the Norrie Point Environmental Site |
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Montauk Point State Park |
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New York |
A state park at the eastermost end of Long Island. |
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Mount Mitchell |
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North Carolina |
Centered on a lookout in Mount Mitchell State Park. |
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Mount Tamalpais State Park |
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California |
A site used by the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers. |
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Mount Washington Observatory |
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New Hampshire |
A meteoroligical observatory in Mount Washington State Park. |
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Mountain Meadows Observatory |
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West Virginia |
Private Observatory near Lost River State Park. |
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Mt. Pisgah State Park |
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Pennsylvania |
A state park near West Burlington. |
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Mustang Island State Park |
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Texas |
State park east of Corpus Christi. |
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Norris Lake |
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Tennessee |
Forecast also covers Norris Dam State park, Anderson County Park, Big Ridget State Park, and Campbell County Park. |
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North Sterling State Park |
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Colorado |
State Park. Near Sterling. |
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Oak Mountain State Park |
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Alabama |
State park used for public start parties by the Birmingham Astronomical Society. Near Pelham. |
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Old Lyme |
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Connecticut |
Forecast also covers Roger's Lake, Laysville, Old Saybrook, Westbrook, Ivorytown, Centerbook, Essex and Rocky Neck State Park. |
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Oliver Lee Memorial State Park |
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New Mexico |
State park and site of Stars-n-Parks star parties. |
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Onondaga Cave State Park |
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Missouri |
State park south of Bourbon. |
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Pacheco State Park |
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California |
A state park used as a dark sky site. |
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Pancho Villa State Park |
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New Mexico |
State park and site of Stars-n-Parks star parties. |