Stargazing in New York?

Posted: October 13th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Camp Sites | Tags: , , , | 3 Comments »

I live in NYC, and I’m wondering if anyone can recommend a good campground near the city (maybe upstate or in Pennsylvania) with clear views of the night sky? I want to go camping somewhere I can see the meteor shower in August, preferably somewhere within a three-hour drive of the city. If you don’t know the name of a campground that’s ok, even a general area would be helpful. Thanks!

3 Comments on “Stargazing in New York?”

  1. 1 Joe L said at 10:31 am on October 13th, 2010:

    The Internation Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has a tool that helps to find dark-sky sites. You can try it out here: http://www.darksky.org/darksky/

  2. 2 FörtyTwö said at 10:31 am on October 13th, 2010:

    Anywhere that is seven miles from away from a small town is good. Light pollution is what you want to avoid.
    Seven miles is a close line of sight for the curvature of the Earths surface, so seven miles from any city, most towns and whatever light pollution there is will help.

  3. 3 outkast said at 10:31 am on October 13th, 2010:

    Try searching the net for Campgrounds near Middleburgh NY Max V Shauls state park is good. Twin oaks camp grounds. Middleburgh is in upstate NY about 2.5 to 3 hrs away. Grat place to watch the stars or meteor shower. IF you want to stay at a camp ground and hike a mountain to watch try Vromans nose closer to the stars the better. That is located right in Middleburgh

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