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  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "mcdonald-park",
  "name": "McDonald Park Dark Sky Park",
  "shortName": "McDonald Park",
  "region": "Abbotsford, BC",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 49.05,
    "longitude": -121.95
  },
  "timezone": "America/Vancouver",
  "bortleClass": 5,
  "summary": "Fraser Valley RASC dark-sky park — closest designated site to Vancouver.",
  "intro": "McDonald Park in Abbotsford is British Columbia's only officially designated Dark Sky Park — a small city day-use park that benefits from an accident of geography as much as any lighting policy. Sumas Mountain rises behind it and blocks the glow from Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Mission, leaving a genuinely useful window on the eastern and southern sky.",
  "established": null,
  "drivingFromToronto": "Fly into Vancouver or Abbotsford; McDonald Park is about 10 minutes from downtown Abbotsford by car.",
  "bestTime": "Any clear night around the new moon — the Fraser Valley Astronomers Society holds regular sessions here, so check their calendar for public nights.",
  "highlights": [
    "BC's only RASC-designated Dark Sky Park",
    "Sumas Mountain shields the site from three surrounding cities' light domes",
    "Regularly used by the Fraser Valley Astronomers Society for public events"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Free city park, no permit needed",
    "Small parking area — arrive early on event nights",
    "Walking path and picnic tables make it easy for a casual family visit"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Milky Way core in summer, and planetary detail through club telescopes on public observing nights.",
  "source": {
    "label": "RASC Vancouver Centre — In Your Town",
    "url": "https://rasc-vancouver.com/about-light-pollution/in-your-town/"
  },
  "links": {
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    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/mcdonald-park.json",
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    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=McDonald%20Park%20Dark%20Sky%20Park&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=McDonald%20Park%20Dark%20Sky%20Park&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=mcdonald-park",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}