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0 Chicago
 
Illinois   Home of the Chicago Astronomical Society.
8N Cricket Hill
 
Illinois   Part of Lincoln Park. At Montrose Harbor.
11S The Lone Wolf Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Oak Lawn
14N Dearborn Observatory
 
Illinois   Observatory of Northwestern University.
14SW Lake Katherine Nature Center
 
Illinois   Nature center in Palos Heights. Site of public observing sessions held by the Chicago Astronomical Society.
15NW Morton Grove
 
Illinois   Forcast also covers Glenview, Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie, Park Ridge, Niles, and Des Plaines.
15SW Moraine Valley Community College Observatory
 
Illinois   observatory of Moraine Valley Community College.
15SW The Little Red School House
 
Illinois   A site used by the Chicago Astronomical Society. In Willow Springs.
19W Lombard
 
Illinois   Forecast also covers Glendale Hieghts, Elmhurst, Villa Park, Addison, and Glen Ellyn.
20S Tinley Park
 
Illinois   A town in Cook county.
22N Glencoe
 
Illinois  
23S Prairie State College
 
Illinois   College in Chicago Heights.
24W SWAOG Light Site
 
Illinois   A public observing site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group. In Wheaton.
27NW Lincolnshire
 
Illinois   Also covers Deerfield which is home of the Skokie Valley Astronomers .
27NW Northwest Suburban Astronomers
 
Illinois   The NSA is active in the area of Palatine/Hoffman Estates.
27S Our Prairie Sky
 
Illinois   In Park Forest.
28SW Lockport
 
Illinois   A town in Will county.
28W NAA Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Naperville.
30W White Eagle Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Naperville.
33NW Barrington Hills
 
Illinois   A town in Cook county. Site of International Year of Astronomy events.
33NW Lake Zurich
 
Illinois  
33SE Indiana Dunes State Park
 
Indiana   Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
34NW OneDarkSky.com Observation Site #1
 
Illinois   A clearing off of Cobblers Crossing, in Elgin. Site of public star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
34W Megamark Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
34W TASS H (Droege) Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the Amateur Sky Survey project. Near Batavia.
34W U-46 Planetarium
 
Illinois   Elgin School District Planetarium in Elgin.
35S Lemon Lake County Park
 
Indiana   Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
36S Peotone
 
Illinois  
37W 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.
37W Peck Farm Park
 
Illinois   Public viewing site for the Fox Valley Astronomical Society. In Geneva.
40E Michigan City
 
Indiana   A town in La Porte county.
41NW Smith Observing Site
 
Illinois   Near Round Lake Beach and about 15 miles west of Waukegan.
41SE VU Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of Valparaiso University which holds public events.
43S Thomas Conway Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of the Calumet Astronomical Society. Near Lowell in Lake county.
43W Lily Lake Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
44NW Crystal Lake
 
Illinois  
44S Mount Jennings Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory somewhere around Manteno.
44SE Buckeyestargazer Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory near Valparaiso.
47S Prairie Skies Star Party
 
Illinois   Star party held at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See.
47SW NAA Caton
 
Illinois   A site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. A few miles from Newark, but 25 miles southwest of Naperville.
48W SWAOG Dark Site
 
Illinois   A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.
50S Bradley
 
Illinois   Home of the Kankakee Area StarGazers.
52N Kenosha
 
Wisconsin   Home of the Kenosha Astronomy Club.
52NW Woodstock
 
Illinois  
53SW Braidwood Dark Sky Site
 
Illinois   Near Gardner.
54E Warren Dunes State Park
 
Michigan   State park new Sawyer.
54SW NAA Minooka
 
Illinois   An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
55NW Claustonberry Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Marengo.
56E Bridgman
 
Michigan  
56NW Marengo
 
Illinois  
57NW Eagle Observatory
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory near Eagle.
57W De Kalb
 
Illinois   Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
58S Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area
 
Indiana   A wildlife managment area used by the South Side Astronomers.
59E New Carlisle
 
Indiana  
60NW Richard Bong State Recreation Area
 
Wisconsin   Recreation Area near Burlington. Used by some members of the Racine Astronomical Society.
61N Racine
 
Wisconsin   Home of the Racine Astronomical Society.
61SE Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area
 
Indiana   Centered on an entrace road of the state wildlife area.
61SW Serena
 
Illinois   A town in La Salle county.
64E Benton Harbor
 
Michigan   A atown in Berrien county.
64N Modine Benstead Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory of the Racine Astronomical Society.
64W Kirkland
 
Illinois  
65E Oronoko Observatory
 
Michigan   Near Berrien Springs.
67E Kingman Observatory
 
Michigan   Observatory of Andrews University. In Berrien Springs.
67SW NAA Ransom
 
Illinois   An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Ransom.
67SW Stelle
 
Illinois   A community in Rogers Township, IL
68NW Yerkes Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory in Williams Bay.
68S Astro Acres
 
Indiana   Future astronomy and telescope farm (or astronomy village). Near the town of Morocco,IN.
69NW Blackhawk Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
73N Franklin
 
Wisconsin   In Milwaukee county. Near a BYA affiliate starparty site.
73NW Caledonia
 
Illinois  
74E Jordan Hall Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory, of the University of Notre Dame, at the Jordan Hall of Science. In South Bend.
75SE Tippecanoe River State Park
 
Indiana   State Park. Chart is centered on a field, used for observing, near the nature center.
78SW 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.
79NW Astro-Physics
 
Illinois   Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
79SW Streator
 
Illinois  
80E PHM Planetarium
 
Indiana   Aka Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) Planetarium, in Mishawaka.
80NE South Haven Pier
 
Michigan  
80NW Texas Yard Canon Observatory
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory.
80W Rockford
 
Illinois   Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
82E Bremen
 
Indiana   A town in Marshall county. Home of BHS Astronomy of Bremen High School.
83N Milwaukee
 
Wisconsin   Home of the Milwaukee Astronomical Societyand Wehr Astronomical Society.
84NW Big Cigar Astronomy
 
Illinois   Club near South Beloit
85W J. Weiskopf Observatory
 
Illinois   Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
88NW UW-Whitewater Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater.
88SE Damer Observing Site
 
Indiana   A private observing site.
89NE Astro Hut
 
Michigan   A private observatory near Holland.
89NE Vivekananda Monastery
 
Michigan   A site used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association in Ganges.
91N Harken Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory of the Pewaukee Public Library.
91NW Janesville
 
Wisconsin  
91SE Potawatomi Wildlife Park
 
Indiana   A dark-sky preserve. Dark-sky site of the Warsaw Astronomical Society. Near Tippecanoe.
92E Dr. T. K. Lawless Park
 
Michigan   Park and site of the Michiana Star Party held by the Michiana Astronomical Society. Near Vandalia.
93SE Birch Rd. Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory.
94W Velveeta Valley Observatory
 
Illinois   Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
95NW Hawkeye Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
96E Goshen College
 
Indiana   College in Goshen, IN.
97W Green River State Wildlife Area
 
Illinois   Link.
98E Yarger Observatory
 
Michigan   Observatory and site of Astrocamp at YMCA Camp Eberhart in Three Rivers.
98N Mequon Rotary Park
 
Wisconsin   Park used by the Northern Cross Science Foundation. In Mequon.
99SW Lone Wolf Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Varna.
101SE Logansport
 
Indiana  
102N Richfield Observatory
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory near Menomonee Falls.
102S Harvey Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
103S Middle Fork River Forest Preserve
 
Illinois   Forest reserve and International Dark Sky Park near Penfield. Used by the Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society.
103SW Lake Thunderbird
 
Illinois   A lake near Putnam.
104NW Aztalan State Park
 
Wisconsin   State park near Aztalan.
105N Jackson (WI)
 
Wisconsin   A town in Washington county.
105S Purdue University
 
Indiana   University in West Lafayette. Home of the Cumberland Observatory.
105W Sterling
 
Illinois  
106E Camp Crosley/WAS Observatory
 
Indiana   A observatory of the Warsaw Astronomical Society(WAS). Located at Camp Crosley.
106NE Hemlock Crossings Park
 
Michigan   A park used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association (SAAA).
107E Shipshewana
 
Indiana  
108NE Sycamore Stars Observatory
 
Michigan   A privately owned observatory dedicated to public remote use. Near Otsego.
108W Doug Firebaugh Observatory
 
Illinois   A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
109E Portage (MI)
 
Michigan  
109N TWASC Eggshatch Observatorium
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory of the Hartford Area Astronomy Club, which is part of The Wisconsin Astronomical Society Corporation.
110E Kalamazoo
 
Michigan   Home of the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society and Owl Observatory.
111N Myra
 
Wisconsin   Used by some members of the Northern Cross Science Foundation.
111NE Grand Haven
 
Michigan  
111W Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
 
Illinois   State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
112NW Yanna Research Station
 
Wisconsin   Observatory site of the Madison Astronomical Society. Near Attica.
114N Harrington Beach State Park
 
Wisconsin   A site used by the Northern Cross Science Foundation.
114NW Monroe
 
Wisconsin   A town in Green county.
114SE Morris Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of Manchester College. In North Manchester.
116NE Allendale
 
Michigan   In Ottawa county. Home of Grand Valley State University.
117SW Bloomington
 
Illinois   A town in McLean county.
118E Neuenschwander Observatory
 
Michigan   A private observatory.
118SE Prairie Grass Observatory
 
Indiana   An observatory located in Camp Cullom near Mullberry. Also home of the Indiana Family Star Party.
118SE Stillwaters Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory near Columbia City.
119NE Hawk's Hollow Observatory
 
Michigan   A private obsrevatory in Jenison.
119NE Muskegon
 
Michigan   A town in Muskegon county.
119S Danville
 
Illinois   A town in Vermilion county.


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