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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			Bearbower Sand Prairie Area			Iowa	A Buchanan county park.
12	NW		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.
25	SE		Hilltop Homeschool Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory of a member of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Near Cedar Rapids.
31	NW		Cedar Falls			Iowa	Home of the University of Northern Iowa.
36	SE		Palisades-Dows Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
41	NW		Wartburg College Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of Wartburg College in Waverly.
43	W		Grundy Center			Iowa
45	S		Williamsburg			Iowa
49	SE		Iowa City			Iowa
55	SW		Dean Memorial Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Amateur Astronomers of Cental Iowa. Located at Green Castle Recreation Area in Marshall County.
55	SW		W/P Observatory			Iowa	Near Grinnell.
56	SW		Grant O. Gale Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Grinnell College in Grinnell..
59	S		Riverside			Iowa
60	NE		Wyalusing			Wisconsin	Home of the Starsplitters of Wyalusing.
62	SW		Barnes City			Iowa
66	E		Dubuque			Iowa
67	E		Grant River Recreation Area			Wisconsin	A recreation area near Potosi.
67	S		Iowa SkyNet Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Washington, IA.
69	E		Timber City Productions Lookout			Iowa	A private observing site.
69	N		Decorah			Iowa
70	SE		Dixon			Iowa	Close to Menke and Jens-Wendt Observatories
71	SW		Ashton Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Des Moines Astronomical Society. Near Baxter.
76	SE		Muscatine			Iowa
77	E		Galena			Illinois
78	W		Dark Sky Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Alden.
83	NE		Big M Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Platteville.
85	NE		Luckydog Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory particpating in the AAVSO and Center for Backyard Astrophysics.
86	NE		Mount Sterling			Wisconsin
88	NW		Mason City			Iowa
89	W		Ames			Iowa	Home of the Ames Area Amateur Astronomers.
93	E		Apple River			Illinois
93	E		Massbach Ridge			Illinois
95	E		Rutenbeck Observatory			Iowa	Just west of Clinton.
95	SE		Sunny Knoll Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Port Byron.
96	SE		The Stellar Shed			Illinois	A private observatory near Aledo.
97	NE		Mineral Point			Wisconsin
97	S		John H. Witte Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Southeast Iowa Astronomy Club.
98	S		Antique Airfield-IA27			Iowa	An airfield in Ottumwa.
98	W		Strohbehn Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory in Webster City.
100	N		Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center			Minnesota	Environmental Center used as a star party site by the Rochester Astronomy Club.. Near Lanesboro
101	SE		PACMO			Illinois	An observing site of the Popular Astronomy Club.
101	SW		Des Moines			Iowa
102	NE		Dodgeville			Wisconsin
105	W		Erwin W. Fick Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Iowa State University. Near Moingona.
106	NE		Richland Center			Wisconsin
107	E		Mark's place			Wisconsin	A private observing site.
109	N		La Crosse			Wisconsin	A home of University of Wisconsin's Planetarium and the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
110	S		Lake Sundown			Iowa	Near Unionvile.
111	NE		Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center			Wisconsin	Nature reserve and site of star parties by the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
114	E		West Point Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory near Monticello.
115	E		Doug Firebaugh Observatory			Illinois	A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
115	NE		Wild Apple Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Dane County.
116	S		Wever			Iowa
116	SE		Viking Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory Near Galesburg.
117	NW		Magnuson Observing Site			Minnesota	A private site near Corning.
117	SE		Adolphson Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Monmouth College in Monmouth.
118	E		Meadowlark Ridge Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory somewhere around near New Glarus.
118	E		Monroe			Wisconsin	A town in Green county.
118	NW		Albert Lea			Minnesota	The town, not the person.
119	NE		Wildcat Mountain State Park			Wisconsin	State park near the town of Ontario, WI.
120	E		Sterling			Illinois
120	N		Trempealeau			Wisconsin
122	N		Rochester			Minnesota
123	SE		Knox College Observatory			Illinois	Observatory at Knox College.
123	SW		Timberline Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory somewhere around Winterset.
126	NE		Pine Bluff Observatory			Wisconsin	Local research observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 15 miles from Madison.
129	NE		Reedsburg			Wisconsin
130	N		Birdland Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory near Rochester.
131	E		Yanna Research Station			Wisconsin	Observatory site of the Madison Astronomical Society. Near Attica.
131	SE		Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park			Illinois	State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
132	E		Green River State Wildlife Area			Illinois	Link.
132	E		Velveeta Valley Observatory			Illinois	Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
133	E		Hawkeye Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
137	E		J. Weiskopf Observatory			Illinois	Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
139	N		Cherry Grove			Minnesota	An observing site of the Minnesota Astronomical Society.
139	NE		Madison			Wisconsin	Home of the Madison Astronomical Society.
140	NW		Owatonna			Minnesota	Home of the Steele County Astronomical Society
141	SW		Powersville			Missouri
142	NE		Dievseta			Wisconsin	A private site near Warrens.
143	SE		Macomb			Illinois
143	W		Whiterock Resort			Iowa	AKA Whiterock Conservancy. Near Coon Rapids. Site of the Iowa Star Party.
144	SW		Moore-Gosch Memorial Park			Iowa	A park in Wayne County.
145	E		Rockford			Illinois	Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
145	NE		Dryden Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
146	NE		De Forest			Wisconsin
146	NW		Waseca			Minnesota
147	NE		Suburban Lights Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Marshall.
147	SW		Grand River			Iowa	A town in Decatur county.
148	E		Astro-Physics			Illinois	Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
148	E		Big Cigar Astronomy			Illinois	Club near South Beloit
148	SE		The Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory			Illinois	Observatory maintained by the Peoria Astronomical Society. In Jubliee College State Park.
149	SE		Lake Thunderbird			Illinois	A lake near Putnam.
150	E		Janesville			Wisconsin
151	NE		Portage			Wisconsin
151	S		Truman State University Observatory			Missouri	Obsevator of Truman State University. Near Kirksville.
152	S		Pleiades Observatory			Missouri	A private observatory in Canton.
153	S		Weinberg-King State Park			Illinois	State park near Augusta.
155	E		Caledonia			Illinois
156	SW		Graceland University Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Graceland University. In Lamoni
157	N		Maiden Rock			Wisconsin
158	E		Blackhawk Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
158	E		Kirkland			Illinois
159	NE		Salewsky Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Big Flats
159	NW		Fairmont			Minnesota
161	N		Goodsell Observatory			Minnesota	Observatory, with public observing, of Carleton College. Near Northfield.
161	N		Sunny Brook observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory somewhere around Plum city.
161	N		Northfield			Minnesota	A sited used by the Minnesota Amateur Astronomers.
162	NE		Michowka Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
162	W		Grundmeier Farm			Iowa	A private observing site.
163	W		Manning			Iowa	A town in Carroll County.
164	E		Aztalan State Park			Wisconsin	State park near Aztalan.
164	NW		Standeford and Andreas Observatories			Minnesota	Observatories of Minnesota State University, Mankato
164	SE		Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Varna.
164	SE		Peoria			Illinois	Home of the Peoria Astronomical Society and the NorthMoor Observatory.
165	E		De Kalb			Illinois	Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
166	E		UW-Whitewater Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater.
166	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.
169	E		Claustonberry Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Marengo.
169	NW		Montgomery			Minnesota	A sited used by the Minnesota Amateur Astronomers.
170	E		Marengo			Illinois
173	E		Yerkes Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory in Williams Bay.
173	NW		Olin Observatory			Minnesota	Observatory of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.
174	E		Serena			Illinois	A town in La Salle county.
174	N		Casey Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the astronomy department of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
175	NE		Beaver Dam			Wisconsin
175	NE		Oxbow Trail Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Princeton.
177	N		Hobbs Observatory			Wisconsin	MPC observatory code 750. In Beaver Creek Reserve near Fall creek. Also site of the Northwoods Starfest held by the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society.
177	N		The Meadow			Wisconsin	An observatory near River Falls and Lake Woebegon.
177	NW		Rockridge Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory near New Prague.
177	W		Denison			Iowa
178	E		Woodstock			Illinois
178	N		Nininger Bluffs Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory.
179	E		Lily Lake Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
179	SE		Streator			Illinois
180	E		SWAOG Dark Site			Illinois	A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.

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