Name: Night Skies in Shenandoah National Park
Start: 2021-8-27T19:30-5:00
End: 2021-8-27T23:00-5:00

august, 2021

27aug7:30 pm11:00 pmNight Skies in Shenandoah National Park

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Shenandoah National Park – Big Meadows area (mile 51 on Skyline Drive)

National Parks are becoming a refuge for people from city light pollution. Join amateur astronomers as they present a provocative presentation on controlling light pollution while they point out the heavenly stars. Telescopes provided for celestial viewing.

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(Friday) 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Location

Shenandoah National Park

Skyline Dr Mile 41.7 Shenandoah National Park, VA 22835

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Getting To the Valley – Train

Amtrak – You can reach the Valley directly by train by traveling to the Amtrak station in Staunton, or indirectly by traveling to stations in short driving distance in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, the Washington, D.C. area, and in Harpers Ferry and Martinsburg, West Virginia. Also see Amtrak Virginia.

Getting To the Valley – Plane

Airports within the Shenandoah Valley

If you are travelling by air, you can skip the rental car and schedule a private car service with Shenandoah Shores Management Group (SSMG). Our experienced drivers will pick you up from the airport and drop you off at your destination. And they can safely drive you to any other locations in the area.

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Weyer’s Cave, VA (SHD)
Roanoke Regional Airport Roanoke, VA (ROA)

Airports a short driving distance from the Shenandoah Valley
Baltimore Washington International Airport (take I-70 west to I-81, then go south)
Ronald Reagan National Airport (Arlington) (take US-50, Va-7, or I-66 west to the Valley)
Washington Dulles Airport (take US-50, Va-7, or I-66 west to the Valley)
Richmond International Airport (take I-64 west to the Valley)
Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (take I-64 west to the Valley)
Blue Ridge Regional Airport (Martinsville, Virginia)

Getting To the Valley – Car

Interstate 81 is the main north-south route to and through the Shenandoah Valley.

From the Northeast take Interstate 76 or Interstate 78 west to Interstate 81 south.

From the Northwest take Interstate 76 east to Interstate 70. At Hagerstown, MD take Interstate 81 south into the Shenandoah Valley.

To reach the Valley from the east, the main highways are Interstate 66, which brings you directly from the Washington, D.C. area and connects with I-81 near Strasburg, VA.

Interstate 64, which brings you directly from Richmond and connects with I-81 near Staunton. From the west, I-64 is again the most direct route, coming from West Virginia and linking to I-81 near Lexington, VA.

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