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Town: Coker Creek
Observing site: Buck Bald
Address: Highway 68
Zip Code: 37314
Contact: Monroe County Tourism Council or Cherokee National Forrest Office
Phone: (423) 442-9147 or (800) 245-5428
URL: http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/buck_bald/
Any restrictions: None
Directions: Take Hwy. 68 East from Coker Creek toward Ironsburg. Turn left onto FS Road 311 and follow signs - one left turn and you are there. Map
Current weather:
How are the sky conditions? Great!
The Cherokee National Forest is to the north and east - very dark. The
south and west have low light domes.
Typical
naked-eye magnitude limit on a clear, moonless night:
At the
zenith:
6.5
East:
5.5
West:
5
North:
5.5
South:
5
Best horizon: Hard to say. Most of the
horizon is awesome except for really the southwest. The altitude is such
you can look level at the horizon - it is a hilltop with no trees - hence the
name!
Worst horizon: Southwest. Level to the horizon.
Comments from contributor: A 360-degree-view of three
states. Picnic area, no restrooms.
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