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  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "big-bend-np",
  "name": "Big Bend National Park",
  "shortName": "Big Bend",
  "region": "West TX",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 29.25,
    "longitude": -103.25
  },
  "timezone": "America/Chicago",
  "bortleClass": 1,
  "summary": "Least-light-polluted national park in the lower 48 — desert Bortle 1 skies.",
  "intro": "Big Bend National Park has the least light pollution of any national park unit in the lower 48 — a fact the sparse population of the surrounding Trans-Pecos desert makes almost inevitable. It anchors the Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, the largest dark-sky-certified place on Earth.",
  "established": "Anchor site of the Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve.",
  "drivingFromToronto": "Fly into El Paso or Midland-Odessa, then drive 4–5 hours south to the park.",
  "bestTime": "Fall through spring around new moon; summer heat is severe.",
  "highlights": [
    "Least light-polluted national park unit in the lower 48 states",
    "Anchors the 15,000-square-mile Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve",
    "Combines with neighboring Big Bend Ranch State Park for one contiguous dark-sky region"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Distances inside the park are large — fuel up before entering",
    "Cell service is essentially unavailable throughout the park"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "An exceptionally dark Milky Way and star field, with essentially no measurable light pollution.",
  "source": {
    "label": "National Park Service — Night Skies and Stargazing, Big Bend National Park",
    "url": "https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/stargazing.htm"
  },
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=big-bend-np",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/big-bend-np.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/big-bend-np.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Big%20Bend%20National%20Park&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Big%20Bend%20National%20Park&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=big-bend-np",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}