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  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "rappahannock-county-park",
  "name": "Rappahannock County Park",
  "shortName": "Rappahannock County Park",
  "region": "Northern VA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 38.6667,
    "longitude": -78.1667
  },
  "timezone": "America/New_York",
  "bortleClass": 4,
  "summary": "IDA-certified — Blue Ridge foothill park with a dedicated observing field.",
  "intro": "Rappahannock County Park is a small, 7.3-acre county park just a few miles from Shenandoah National Park, and it earned International Dark Sky Park status in 2019 — a notably dark spot for how close it sits to the D.C. metro area.",
  "established": "Designated an International Dark Sky Park in 2019.",
  "drivingFromToronto": "Off Route 211 near the town of Washington, VA, roughly 90 minutes from the D.C. beltway.",
  "bestTime": "The park hosts scheduled Open Observation Evenings and dark-sky events — check its calendar for dates, typically spring through fall.",
  "highlights": [
    "One of the closest certified Dark Sky Parks to Washington, D.C.",
    "Regularly scheduled free Open Observation Evenings",
    "Small, easy-to-navigate park just minutes from Shenandoah National Park"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Registration is required within 24 hours of Open Observation evenings",
    "Bring your own binoculars or telescope — bring-your-own-gear events are common here",
    "Small park — arrive early on popular event nights for parking"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Milky Way and planets, with the added bonus of organized public viewing nights with local astronomers' equipment.",
  "source": {
    "label": "DarkSky International",
    "url": "https://darksky.org/places/rappahannock-county-park-dark-sky-park/"
  },
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=rappahannock-county-park",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/rappahannock-county-park.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/rappahannock-county-park.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Rappahannock%20County%20Park&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Rappahannock%20County%20Park&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=rappahannock-county-park",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}