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Great
Meadow
5089 Old Tavern Road
The Plains, VA 20198
(540) 253-5001
N 38° 49' 53" W 77°
48' 19" (N 38° 49.88' W 77° 48.31')
Great Meadow - NOVAC Observing Session
The next public viewing event is Saturday,
February 25th. On the day of the event around noon we will post on
this web site if the event will be held or if the event has been cancelled
due to weather.
TIME OF EVENT, MAP, DIRECTIONS, PARKING AND RULES LISTED BELOW
CLICK HERE TO
DISPLAY A MAP OF GREAT MEADOW SHOWING THE OBSERVING FIELD AND WHERE TO PARK
THE EVENT IS FROM ~ 6:00 PM TO 11:00 PM
RED FLASHLIGHTS ONLY ON THE OBSERVING FIELD. YOU CAN COVER WHITE
LIGHT FLASHLIGHTS WITH RED PLASTIC.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TELESCOPE TO SET UP PLEASE PARK IN THE PUBLIC
PARKING AREA!
DIRECTIONS
Via I-66 West from DC --
The exit from I-66 is exit 31 (The Plains exit; 9 miles past Haymarket), left
turn (head south) onto HW 245 (Old Tavern Road). Go approximately 1.9 miles
to the Pass Gate entrance on the left side. The Pass Gate entrance is across
the road from where Old Winchester Road intersects
Old Tavern Road. If you intersect HW 17 you have gone too far.
Note
that all of the numbered gate entrances will be locked. Only the Pass gate at
the intersection of Old Tavern RD (Rt. 245) and Old Winchester RD (Rt. 845)
is open. The Pass gate entrance is
directly across from the Old Tavern Corner Store.
1 . After turning
into the Pass gate take the first (immediate) left turn.
2. Proceed on the gravel-dirt road for 0.2
miles and turn right (the third right turn).
3.
Proceed on gravel-dirt road for 0.33 miles to observing area. PUBLIC
PARKING IS JUST BEFORE YOU REACH THE OBSERVING AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE
ROAD (SEE MAP - SIGNS WILL BE POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC PARKING AREA). For this
0.33 mile stretch, you go down a hill to the race track rail (fence) and veer
left on the road which will take you around the race track rail (rail will be
on your right) to the observing area.
You go past a sign on the left that says “Rail Side Tents #120-132 Parking”. If you go past a sign on the left that says
“Rail Side Tents #133-138 Parking” you have gone just past the observing
site.
4. You may park on the grass unless it is
extremely wet and muddy.
© NOVAC. Last updated 17 Mar 2011
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