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  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "long-sault",
  "name": "Long Sault Conservation Area",
  "shortName": "Long Sault",
  "region": "Durham, ON",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 44.0667,
    "longitude": -78.7833
  },
  "timezone": "America/Toronto",
  "bortleClass": 4,
  "summary": "Durham Region observing spot popular with the Toronto-area astronomy clubs.",
  "intro": "Long Sault sits on the Oak Ridges Moraine, which is a quietly important fact: the moraine is high ground, and high ground above Lake Ontario means you're looking down on a thin layer of haze rather than through it. Bortle 4 isn't pristine, but the open hilltop fields catch a real southern view and the Durham Region Astronomical Association has worn a path here for a reason — it's the closest meaningful step away from Toronto's dome that you can do as a school-night drive.",
  "established": "Conservation area since 1972; long-running observing site for the Durham Region Astronomical Association.",
  "drivingFromToronto": "≈ 1.5 hours east via Highways 401 and 35/115.",
  "bestTime": "October through March — leaves are off the trees opening up the horizon, the air dries out, and the sun sets early enough that you don't have to commit a whole night.",
  "highlights": [
    "Open hilltop fields with a usable south horizon",
    "Frequented by the Durham Region Astronomical Association",
    "Quiet enough for astrophotography sessions"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Park gate hours change seasonally — confirm before driving out",
    "Bring a portable shelter; the hilltop is exposed to wind",
    "Look north-east for the darkest direction — Toronto's dome dominates the south-west"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Brighter Milky Way star clouds, Andromeda, Pleiades, planetary opposition viewing.",
  "source": null,
  "links": {
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    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/long-sault.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/long-sault.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Long%20Sault%20Conservation%20Area&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Long%20Sault%20Conservation%20Area&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=long-sault",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}