Alachua Astronomy Club: Jacobs' Observing Site

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	Jacobs' Observing Site	Member Astronomical League	Member International Dark-Sky Association
	29°39' N, 82°21' W Altitude: 50 Meters (more or less)		Updated Mar. 10, 2003
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Map to Bob Jacobs' Observing Site

Planet with Largest
"Hurricane"?
We often hold star parties at Bob Jacobs' House ("Hurricane Harbor"), about three miles south of the city of Alachua and about eleven miles northwest of downtown Gainesville. Driving time from Gainesville is about twenty to thirty minutes. Although this site has some sky glow, it is a compromise between a dark site and being close to Gainesville.

Locator Maps and Directions

Address 9617 N.W. 143 Street, Alachua [Lat. 29°44.6'N, Long. 82°29.5'W]

Map #1 — 640x604 gif ( Col., B/W) Map #2 — 800x755 gif ( Col., B/W)

Directions

From I75, go 2.9 miles west on 39th Avenue (HWY 222) to N.W. 143rd Street (HWY 241).
Note: N.W. 39th Street ends at N.W. 143rd Street.
Turn north (right) on 143rd Street.
Go 3.5 miles north on N.W. 143rd Street to N.W. 94 Avenue.
Curves precede the approach to N.W. 94th Avenue. An intersection sign marks the approach to the junction of N.W. 94th Street and N.W. 143 Street.
Note: N.W. 94th Street is also 1.6 miles north of Millhopper Road (HWY 232).
Go 0.1 miles past 94th Avenue. Bob's driveway is on right-hand (east) side of 143rd Street.
Note: The indicator for the driveway is a split U-sign north of the 55 mph sign just past 94th Avenue.
Go a few hundred feet up the driveway to Bob's house. A short paved driveway on the left leads into his carport.
Continue onto the dirt road after his house and set up your telescopes on the open field on the left side of the road just past Bob's house.
(Please use care when driving onto the field so you do not run over bushes, etc.)

Notes:

Driving time from Santa Fe Community College Campus (SFCC), on N.W. 83rd Street, to Bob's place is about ten minutes.

If you arrive after dark, please use only parking lights as you come up Bob's driveway.
There are restroom facilities but bring lawn chairs and snacks (and some to share).

If you come from Alachua, go south on HWY 241 (143 Street). Bob's driveway is 0.7 miles past the I75 overpass on the left-hand (east) side of 143rd Street.

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