I saw this on a list of road trip worthy sites:
It is 2.4 hours from us, but may be closer to some of you.
Trivial Destination
Dark Sky[/h3]
Why It’s Worth the Gas:
A truly dark sky is an increasingly rare thing these days. In fact, I’d be willing to argue that few of us have ever truly experienced a dark sky full of stars. Spruce Knob, at 4,863 feet, is the highest mountain in West Virginia and is surrounded by mostly forest and tiny towns that don’t emit much light pollution. Thanks to the sheer volume of people in the Southeast, Spruce Knob is one of the last truly dark places in the Southern Appalachians. Go there for vertigo-inducing darkness and more stars than you can count. darksky.org
Here is wiki on this and shows location
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_Knob
It is 2.4 hours from us, but may be closer to some of you.
Trivial Destination
Dark Sky[/h3]
Why It’s Worth the Gas:
A truly dark sky is an increasingly rare thing these days. In fact, I’d be willing to argue that few of us have ever truly experienced a dark sky full of stars. Spruce Knob, at 4,863 feet, is the highest mountain in West Virginia and is surrounded by mostly forest and tiny towns that don’t emit much light pollution. Thanks to the sheer volume of people in the Southeast, Spruce Knob is one of the last truly dark places in the Southern Appalachians. Go there for vertigo-inducing darkness and more stars than you can count. darksky.org
Here is wiki on this and shows location
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_Knob