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  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "cherry-springs-sp",
  "name": "Cherry Springs State Park",
  "shortName": "Cherry Springs",
  "region": "PA Wilds",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 41.6626,
    "longitude": -77.8264
  },
  "timezone": "America/New_York",
  "bortleClass": 2,
  "summary": "The East Coast's darkest, with a purpose-built astronomy field and Bortle 2 sky.",
  "intro": "Cherry Springs is the benchmark dark-sky site for the entire eastern United States — a mountaintop clearing in Pennsylvania's Susquehannock State Forest where 60 to 85 nights a year deliver genuinely ideal viewing conditions.",
  "established": "Astronomy Observation Field established for public use; a long-running dark-sky destination.",
  "drivingFromToronto": "About 5.5–6 hours by car via the QEW, I-90 and US-6, or fly into Buffalo/Rochester and drive roughly 3 hours south.",
  "bestTime": "New moon, any season — the park logs 60–85 nights a year with excellent transparency.",
  "highlights": [
    "Sits atop a 2,300-foot mountain, shielded from valley towns below",
    "One of the best dark-sky sites in the eastern US",
    "Dedicated Astronomy Observation Field with red-light-only rules"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "The overnight Astronomy Observation Field requires a reservation and fee",
    "The day-use Night Sky Public Viewing Area across the road is free and unreserved",
    "Bring warm layers — mountaintop nights are cold even in summer"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "A genuinely dark Milky Way, visible meteor showers, and occasional aurora on strong geomagnetic nights.",
  "source": {
    "label": "PA DCNR — Stargazing and Astronomy at Cherry Springs State Park",
    "url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/cherry-springs-state-park/stargazing"
  },
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=cherry-springs-sp",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/cherry-springs-sp.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/cherry-springs-sp.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Cherry%20Springs%20State%20Park&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Cherry%20Springs%20State%20Park&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=cherry-springs-sp",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}