The Best Places In The U.S. To Watch Total Solar Eclipse

By Lori

Solar eclipses are a rare event, but we’ve got one coming up next month and people across the country are making plans to be in a good spot to see it. This total solar eclipse - when the sun is completely blocked by the moon - is happening on April 8th, when it passes from northern Mexico into New England.

  • Thanks to NASA, we know Dallas, Texas, and Cleveland, Ohio, are some of the best locations to be able to view it.
  • The total eclipse will only last for a few minutes in different viewing spots, while partial eclipse activity will be visible for up to an hour and a half in some areas on its path.

"You definitely want to be looking at the sky on April 8 because if you miss the solar eclipse this year, you have to wait two decades until the next chance to see a total solar eclipse from the contiguous United States," explains Brian Lada, an astronomy expert at meteorology firm AccuWeather.

According to NASA, these are the best places and times to see the eclipse reach totality:

  • Dallas, Texas - starting at 1:40 p.m. CT, reaching maximum at 1:42 p.m., ending at 1:44 p.m.
  • Idabel, Oklahoma - starting at 1:45 p.m. CT, max at 1:47 p.m., ending at 1:49 p.m.
  • Little Rock, Arkansas - starting at 1:51 p.m. CT, max at 1:52 p.m., ending at 1:54 p.m.
  • Poplar Bluff, Missouri - starting at 1:56 p.m. CT, max in the same minute, ending at 2 p.m.
  • Paducah, Kentucky - starting at 2 p.m. CT, max at 2:01 p.m., ending at 2:02 p.m.
  • Carbondale, Illinois - starting at 1:59 p.m. CT, max at 2:01 p.m., ending at 2:03 p.m.
  • Evansville, Indiana - starting at 2:02 p.m. CT, max at 2:04 p.m., ending at 2:05 p.m.
  • Cleveland, Ohio - starting at 3:13 p.m. ET, max at 3:15 p.m., ending at 3:17 p.m.
  • Erie, Pennsylvania - starting at 3:16 p.m. ET, max at 3:18 p.m., ending at 3:20 p.m.
  • Buffalo, New York - starting at 3:18 p.m. ET, max at 3:20 p.m., ending at 3:22 p.m.
  • Burlington, Vermont - starting at 3:26 p.m. ET, max at 3:27 p.m., ending at 3:29 p.m.
  • Lancaster, New Hampshire - starting at 3:27 p.m. ET, max at 3:29 p.m., ending at 3:30 p.m.
  • Caribou, Maine - starting at 3:32 p.m. ET, max at 3:33 p.m., ending at 3:34 p.m.

Source: Newsweek

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