National Park Service Star Gazing Party

Gaze at the heavens with the National Park Service and the Shenandoah Astronomical Society (SAS). Telescopes are provided, or you may bring your own. SAS members can teach you how to use it. Bring a camp chair or a blanket.

Meet at the Thoburn Redoubt Tract (stop no. 2 on the self-guided battlefield tour), owned by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF) on Bowman’s Mill Road. This is a remote area and there are no bathroom facilities. The property does not have a street address. Use the following directions or set your GPS device to 38°59’55.4″N, 78°19’10.7″W.
From U.S. Highway 11 just south of Middletown, turn onto Water Plant Road. Go 1 mile to the intersection with Long Meadow Road.
Turn right onto Long Meadow Road. Go 0.1 mile.
Turn right onto Bowman’s Mill Road. Go 1.4 miles.
The Thoburn Redoubt Tract is marked by a Civil War Trails sign and some roadside exhibits. Turn right into the property.

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https://www.nps.gov/cebe/planyourvisit/star-party.htm