Weather predictions and population statistics show the best spots to see the total solar eclipse over North America this April

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    10 months ago

    I recently booked a campsite inside totality, about 5 hours from here. Going down Sunday, coming back Tuesday.

    When we went to see the last one, we did it all in one day. That was a mistake. Traffic on the way there was bad, traffic out after was horrible. If you have a plan to travel for this, it would serve you well to try and avoid having to travel back on Monday, unless you’re already pretty close.

    Edit: I’ll also add - bring your own food and water for your whole trip; do not expect to be able to buy anything on the road, especially on the return trip. We stopped at the sketchiest Chinese restaurant I have ever seen, and they were out of rice.

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      10 months ago

      Doing the same, except I’m doing it with a bunch of friends and we’re making a gaming convention out of it at a ski resort. EclipseCon 2024 running from Apr 6 to Apr 9. I’ve been planning this since 2020, when I first heard the eclipse was going to pass close by.

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    10 months ago

    They pointed out cities within 6 hours of the path of totality, but how far away from the totality can you be before you can’t see the eclipse?

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    10 months ago

    I wish there was a better explanation of the color in the article. As I expected, Texas is last likely to be cloudy (and warmer than other options). It’s where I was wanting to go since the last eclipse, but now my stepdaughter is dealing with back problems and we might roll the dice on a shorter drive to Ohio or Indiana, if we can go at all.

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    10 months ago

    Our house will get about 90 seconds or so of totality, so I am really stoked that I get to see it but don’t have to make it a whole thing. Only thing I haven’t decided is if I’m going to try to muscle in on my kid’s elementary school events or grab her after lunch.