GreetingsWondering if anyone might know if Arbuckle Neck Road will be closed for this launch?Planning on heading down Friday evening.ThanksFXM
Does anybody know the visibility of Antares from far away (~100 miles) in the daytime? It'll be over the horizon by about 10 degrees I think but I don't know if it'll be bright enough
Quote from: FXM on 11/07/2017 08:24 pmGreetingsWondering if anyone might know if Arbuckle Neck Road will be closed for this launch?Planning on heading down Friday evening.ThanksFXMAn Accomack County official has stated that Arbuckle Neck Road will be closed for viewing of the Antares launch.
I never got to watch one from Arbuckle Neck Rd, and from the sounds of it those days are probably over. I guess plan B for now is the old NASA ferry dock.
Quote from: Freddie on 11/09/2017 08:21 pmQuote from: FXM on 11/07/2017 08:24 pmGreetingsWondering if anyone might know if Arbuckle Neck Road will be closed for this launch?Planning on heading down Friday evening.ThanksFXMAn Accomack County official has stated that Arbuckle Neck Road will be closed for viewing of the Antares launch.I never got to watch one from Arbuckle Neck Rd, and from the sounds of it those days are probably over. I guess plan B for now is the old NASA ferry dock.
Knew it would be a long shot for Arbuckle Neck Road, I have never been to the Ferry dock but I plan on getting to the spot early. I have a 4 hour drive not too bad.Here's hoping for a launch and no delays. :-)FXM
Quote from: rayleighscatter on 11/09/2017 08:36 pmI never got to watch one from Arbuckle Neck Rd, and from the sounds of it those days are probably over. I guess plan B for now is the old NASA ferry dock.With any luck, I'll see you there. My fallback is nearby the Assawoman post office trailer; at least you can see the Antares roughly ten seconds after ignition from that distance.After today's survey run (I live in Easton, about 95 miles as the crow flies from Wallops Island), it's my personal observation that Accomack County doesn't want the hassle of extracting numerous vehicles from the farm fields along Arbuckle Neck Rd. That thing is a true single-track lane, with zero public parking. The end of the road runs right into Oyster Bay (where I took the acompanying shot), and I had to step carefully amongst the beer bottles, wine bottles and other debris littering the spot. I chose to reverse the 1/4 mile back up the lane to get to a safer spot for a three-point turn.Got to admit, it's a helluva view:
Completely understand the VDOT decision.My wife and I are making the 2.5 hour drive up to watch tomorrow's (hopefully) launch. Haven't seen one up close before--at Wallops or anywhere else--so we want to make the best of it.Given that Arbuckle Neck Rd will not be available, what are several next-best options that are almost as close?
For reference, jmsjr's excellent map:http://goo.gl/maps/7SDDv-Bob
Quote from: Perchlorate on 11/10/2017 01:53 pmCompletely understand the VDOT decision.My wife and I are making the 2.5 hour drive up to watch tomorrow's (hopefully) launch. Haven't seen one up close before--at Wallops or anywhere else--so we want to make the best of it.Given that Arbuckle Neck Rd will not be available, what are several next-best options that are almost as close?The old ferry dock, located west of the pad, is the closest the general public can get. It's 2.1 miles from the pad. The map that grythumn shared is a great resource:
Quote from: Svenry on 11/10/2017 03:05 pmQuote from: Perchlorate on 11/10/2017 01:53 pmCompletely understand the VDOT decision.My wife and I are making the 2.5 hour drive up to watch tomorrow's (hopefully) launch. Haven't seen one up close before--at Wallops or anywhere else--so we want to make the best of it.Given that Arbuckle Neck Rd will not be available, what are several next-best options that are almost as close?The old ferry dock, located west of the pad, is the closest the general public can get. It's 2.1 miles from the pad. The map that grythumn shared is a great resource:It's my first launch viewing...Is there enough parking spots? how long in advance should I be there?Thanks