Geauga County’s Observatory Park is a terrific place to see some of the darkest skies in Northeast Ohio. If you’re a sky buff, then you’ll want to visit this out-of-the-way county park that’s one of only a handful of designated Dark Sky Parks in the nation, according to the International Dark-Sky Association.
Light pollution is a night sky watcher’s worst enemy. That’s not a problem at Observatory Park, which hosts events throughout the year for folks who like to know what’s up at night. That goes for animals, too. To see a full schedule of events, including special moth nights, telescope viewings and other nighttime activities, go to geaugaparkdistrict.org.
Night sky fun isn’t all that’s available at Observatory Park. Here’s information from the Geauga Parks District about its weather and seismic stations:
Click here to view live data from Observatory Park’s Weather Station atop the Oberle Observatory. On the top right of the page, the toolbar also offers a summary with more details and a map of other nearby weather stations.
This weather station includes a thermometer for indicating current air temperature; a barometer for gauging air pressure; a hygrometer to measure humidity; a rainfall gauge to measure recent precipitation; an anemometer to measure wind speed; and a weather vane to indicate wind direction.
