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Postby NGC7000 » Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:59 pm

HI George,

I don't have an address for the farm, but will try to get one. In the meantime...

195 East/West to the Horseneck Beach Exit Hwy 81. Follow that south for a few miles to Hixbridge Road. That is the next crossing after Charlotte White Road....At Hixbridge Road make a left and follow that street to Drift Road ( about a mile) and make a left. The parking area for the farm in on the left of the road after a mile and a half. The farmhouse is on the right of the road, and there is the gated entrance which we will use to go down the hill and hopefully not wreck your muffler again- though I must admit, those sparks looked so cool. :D

I will repost the directions by tomorrow with more accurate mileage.

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Postby NGC7000 » Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:08 am

Ok, I was very close but no cigar...

These are the directions as printed on the website...

From I-195: take Exit 10 to Rt. 88 South. Follow for 6.9 miles to 4th traffic light. Take left onto Hix Bridge Road. Go 0.5 mile and take left at stop sign (before bridge) onto Drift Rd. Town Farm is 0.6 mile on right. Parking will be on left


and here's a link to the site....

http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/southeast-ma/westport-town-farm.html
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Postby gnhuftalen » Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:31 am

Thanks, Tom. I'd been there before but couldn't remember. See you then.
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Postby bruce d » Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:37 am

Yuh if you can post or email the address that would be great. Anyone heard a forecast?
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Postby NGC7000 » Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:55 am

Bruce, did you see the link?

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Postby bruce d » Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:14 am

got it - no street number though - it's a long street!
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Postby gnhuftalen » Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:16 am

You might find the Town Farm as a "Point of Interest," on your GPS, Bruce.
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Postby RebekB » Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:44 pm

FYI, I've been setting up custom maps for these events on facebook:

Town Farm map: http://tinyurl.com/yl6qd8t

You can click on blue dot to "get directions" etc...

The GPS coords are: 41.5803325151549, -71.0798692703247

(I've posted how to get GPS coords from google maps in the DIY section.)

Hope to see you all there! I'm a bit physically incapacitated right now (flare up of carpal tunnel syndrome) to run any equipment, but I'll come down for moral support.

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Postby bruce d » Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:54 pm

Thanks Rebekah, see you there!
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Postby gnhuftalen » Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:18 pm

That's great, Rebekah! We can use the coordinates in our GPSs. 8)
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Postby NGC7000 » Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:51 pm

Rebekah, that is wonderful! So the approximate address is 832 Drift Road.
Westport....

The white area across from the farmhouse ( zoom in on Rebekah's link) is the parking area for visitors. If you zoom in all the way and then out one step, it will show you the entrance gate for we who will be setting up. :D

Weather looks good for tomorrow night! :D


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Postby Rotorhead » Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:43 am

I feel SO last century. I looked it up on a map. :P

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Postby LGray23 » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:42 pm

Hey I'll be there with my Hardin :)
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Postby NGC7000 » Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:12 pm

Leah, Thank you so much for coming. If you can get there before 6, we can help you collimate. I will bring my tools.

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Postby Rotorhead » Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:31 pm

I started an observing report in the Fall 2009 thread.

http://assne.org/board/viewtopic.php?p=19375#19375
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Postby gnhuftalen » Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:45 pm

I posted a story about the event on our Facebook Fan and Group pages.

Fan Link:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Astronomi ... 017?ref=nf

Group Link:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=1 ... all&ref=nf

One of these even non-facebook members may read.
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