Alachua Astronomy Club: Locator Maps

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	29°39' N, 82°21' W Altitude: 50 Meters (more or less)		Updated Dec. 19, 2007
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A Set of Locator Maps and Directions

Meetings Usually at
Powell Hall,
Museum of Natural History This page gives links to maps and/or directions showing locations of monthly meetings, star party sites or other events. (Each map page gives approximate latitude and longitude of site — positions may be off about 0.1' or about 0.1 mi.)

Note: Several of our maps are not updated to reflect Florida's new Interstate exit numbering system. Please look for "Old" exit numbers on Interstate markers. You may also click here for a table of exit numbers between old and new.

Select location below to see directions and/or locator map:
General

Bryant Space Sciences Building — Home of UF's Department of Astronomy

Gainesville City Maps

University of Florida Campus Map

Star Party Sites

Bob Duval Observing Site— In the Chiefland Astronomy Village
Chiefland Star Party — The Chiefland Astronomy Village holds major periodic star parties
Don Loftus Farm — North of Gainesville about 8 mi.
Flying Ten Airport (Kitty Hawke Aviation, Inc. — An observing site west of Gainesville (by invitation)
Gary Cook (Hawthorne) — On Little Orange Lake (by invitation)
Gold Head Branch State Park — East of Gainesville, near Keystone Heights.
Jacobs' Observing Site — A frequent star party site.
Heinrich Residence — 60 miles northwest of Gainesville, and five miles east of Live Oak.

Kanapaha — Site of the semiannual "Moonlight Walk" public star parties
Moondance Hill (Randy's House) — A dark site near UF's Rosemary Hill Observatory
Paynes Prairie State Preserve — Special AAC star parties here in conjunction with Friends of Paynes Prairie.
Poe Springs Park — On the Santa Fe River west of High Springs.
Schools, Public (Gainesville Area) — Club members often visit local schools
The Villages — Starry Starry Night Star Parties
Meeting Locations

Napolatano's Restaurant — Meeting location for AAC Executive Council (1st Tues. of each month). Map courtesy of Google Maps.
Weil Hall, UF campus — ATM group meets here
Powell Hall (Florida Museum of Nat'l History) — Monthly meeting place after 2003 Sept. (2nd Tues.)
Special Activities

Barnett Residence — 640x512 [Col, B/W], 800x640 [Color, B/W], 1024x768 [Color, B/W]
Florida Museum of Natural History (Powell Hall Education & Exhibition Center) — for more info see Museum's contact page
Harn Museum of Art Observing Location behind Harn Museum of Art, in UF Cultural Plaza, S.W. 34 St. & Hull Rd.
Kanapaha — Site of the semiannual "Moonlight Walk" public star parties
Royal Park Stadium 16 Theater — The club help design the unique astronomical murals in the lobby
Schools, Public (Gainesville Area) — Club members often visit local schools
The Villages — Starry Starry Night Star Parties hosted by the Greater Ocala Astronomy Club

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