Culpeper.

"Site at summit, on flagstone floor behind rock wall. Seeing good transparency excellent, very windy, gusts to 25 mph. Sky bright all around, due west may be only area free of light domes, otherwise there are many bright light domes and glare from unshielded lights in towns, especially Luray and Stanley to northwest and southwest. Sky glow gradient from horizon to zenith, dome of Washington D.C. area to 50 degrees altitude, Harrisonburg to 30 degrees. Color seen in light domes, mixture of sodium lights and white light. At zenith, however, Milky Way in Cygnus well defined, with great rift and little rift both seen. Bortle 4 based on zenith and ZLM, definitely 5 otherwise. Good transparency helps. Sky is definitely milky, not dark, contrast is diminished all the way to zenith. SQM 21.12 early, 21.25 late."

"Site 300 meters south of Big Meadows gas pump and Wayside café, seeing good, transparency good, but windy and getting hazier. Light dome from Washington D.C. brightest, many smaller ones around the horizon. Milky Way easy to see especially brightest parts in Cygnus and Cassiopeia. As night progresses, however, haziness increases and contrast decreases, especially along the southwestern horizon. SQM 21.27. Glare from several lights at Wayside and visitor center very distracting, kills night vision, illuminates landscape, much brighter than Venus from this location. By 4th set low clouds move in from the northwest and very hazy and windy."