See how the Solar Eclipse will Look from Anywhere in the US
Just hit "click to begin" and then plug in your zip code.
http://time.com/4882923/total-solar-eclipse-map-places-view/
The 2017 total solar eclipse is fast approaching, and hordes of sky gazers are scrambling to find a spot where they can see the shadow of the moon completely obscure the sun for a few moments on Aug. 21.
There's technically plenty of room for every American to pack into the narrow zone from Oregon to South Carolina where the total blackout will occur, shown on this eclipse map. But most of the country will be moored in a place where they will see only a partial eclipse, which occurs when the moon will block anywhere from nearly the entire sun to just a slice of it.
So we decided to create a simulation of the eclipse (above) that shows a view of the sky from any location in the U.S., allowing you to see what the eclipse will look like from anywhere. Here's what it will look like from Goreville, Illinois, a town of 1,067 lucky people where the eclipse will last for the longest period, over two-and-a-half minutes:
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for that day, as so many people are planning to drive up from the metro Atlanta area and the traffic would interfere with student pick-up at kindergartens, primary, & elementary schools. I'm getting pretty excited about it and hoping for clear skies.
Heard about this too late to make reasonably in-advance plans. Tried to get hubby to agree last minute to drive from our SE PA home to a beach in SC. Never mind I'm not at all familiar w SC beaches, whether they're all private (like the case seems to be in Long Branch NJ) or accessible to all, or anything. I just thought it would be a worthwhile experience.
Unfortunately, he's a house painter and this is his busy season. Can't seem to find a fellow traveler, so I guess I'll be experiencing the partial eclipse from here, rather than totality from there.
However, I didn't realize we'd see as much of an eclipse from here as that app seems to say we will, so I feel somewhat less disappointed. 
