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  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "oregon-outback-dss",
  "name": "Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary",
  "shortName": "Oregon Outback",
  "region": "SE OR",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 42.75,
    "longitude": -120
  },
  "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
  "bortleClass": 1,
  "summary": "The world's largest Dark Sky Sanctuary — over 2.5 million acres of Bortle 1.",
  "intro": "In 2024 Lake County's stretch of southeastern Oregon became the largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary on Earth — 2.5 million acres of sagebrush plains and high desert with almost no artificial light for a hundred miles in any direction. This is the first phase of a larger Oregon Outback dark-sky project covering some of the emptiest country left in the American West.",
  "established": "Certified an International Dark Sky Sanctuary in March 2024 — the largest in the world.",
  "drivingFromToronto": "Centred on Lake County, Oregon, around the town of Lakeview, roughly 3.5 hours southeast of Bend via Highway 31 and 395.",
  "bestTime": "Any clear, moonless night — this is genuinely remote, sparsely populated country with dark-sky quality that rivals anywhere in the Lower 48.",
  "highlights": [
    "Largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world at certification",
    "Covers the vast, sparsely populated Lake County high desert",
    "Landmarks like the Warner Valley Overlook offer sweeping views"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Services are sparse — fuel, food and lodging should be planned around Lakeview",
    "Roads are long and remote; carry extra water and a paper map",
    "Cell coverage is unreliable across most of the sanctuary"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Full, unbroken Milky Way arch, zodiacal light, and — during active solar periods — aurora on the northern horizon.",
  "source": {
    "label": "DarkSky International — Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary",
    "url": "https://darksky.org/places/oregon-outback-international-dark-sky-sanctuary-oregon/"
  },
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=oregon-outback-dss",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/oregon-outback-dss.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/oregon-outback-dss.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Oregon%20Outback%20International%20Dark%20Sky%20Sanctuary&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Oregon%20Outback%20International%20Dark%20Sky%20Sanctuary&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=oregon-outback-dss",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}