Star Hill Inn is a 195-acre ranch located in northeastern New Mexico, far from city light. Star Hill Inn is an astronomy retreat for amateur astronomers who wish to get away from civilization and concentrate on their hobby. You can learn to know other people with similar interests and can learn techniques from each other on observing or perhaps finding objects never seen before. Hiking is available and there is abundance of different types of birds and plants to see on the ranch. Observing platforms are provided, along with an astronomy library that a person can use during the daylight hours.
Guests can either bring their own telescopes or there are telescopes to be rented.
Of course, the highlight for the visitor starts when the skies become dark and the stars come into view. Telescopes are set up on a large wooden platform that can accommodate many telescopes. All visitors are provided with red beam flashlights to be used for either moving around at night or consulting star charts during observations. The first night I did not rent a telescope and just used the evening to get accustomed to my surroundings and the sky. New Mexico is further to the south than Virginia and consequently constellations in the southern part of the sky are higher.