Iridium Satellite Flares For Selected Locations

Iridium satellite flares are visible over a very small area. You need to select the area below that is closest to your observing location. For instance, flare information for Hickory will not be good for Maiden. If you would like to add your favorite area to this list, let us know. More Links are being added.

Catawba County

Eastern Catawba, Balls Creek Road
Eastern Catawba, Bandys Area, Bandys High School
Southern Catawba, Blackburn Bridge Road Observing Areas
City of Catawba
City of Claremont
City of Conover
Hickory, Catawba Science Center Area
Hickory, Viewmont, Lake Hickory
City of Longview
City of Maiden, Lucile Miller Observatory
Western Catawba, Mountain View and Bakers Mountain Area
City of Newton, East, Mt. Olive Area
City of Newton, West, Old St. Pauls Church Area
Oxford Area, Catfish, Bunker Hill High School Area
Southwest Catawba, Plateau - Fred T. Foard High School Area
Northeast Hickory, St. Stephens High School
Southeast Catawba, Sherrills Ford-Terrell Area
Northern Lake Norman Slanting Bridge Road Kiestlers Store Area
NC 16 at NC 150 and Little Mountain Area
Eastern Catawba, Smyrna Hopewell Area
Western Catawba, Wildlife Club and Lynn Mountain

Burke / McDowell County

Lake James State Park, Near Nebo

Lincoln County

City of Lincolnton
Little Egypt & HWY 73 Southeast Lincoln County
New Hwy 16 & Little Egypt rd. Southeast Lincoln County
West Lincoln, Vale, West Lincoln High and Middle School area

Rutherford County

Northeast Rutherford, CCAS Slab
Northeast Rutherford, B.S.A. Camp Bud Schiele

Iredell County

Northern Iredell, Allisons Woods

High Country

Parkway South of Blowing Rock, Julian Price Park Area

Blue Ridge Parkway

Mt. Mitchell Overlook Milepost 351
North of Wilkesboro, Doughton Park End of Picnic Loop

North Carolina Coastal

Outer Banks, Rodanthe

South Carolina Coastal

Low Country, Edisto Beach