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Watch Out for Cow Piles!The club is investigating use of new star party site — a dark site within a reasonable drive from Gainesville — a site we could use a few times per year. Toby Turlington, friend of AAC member, Don Loftus, has given permission to use a section of Toby's cow pasture southwest of Newberry, Florida. This site is primitive — no easily available electric power or toilet facilities. (The AAC is working on the latter problem.) The Turlington site is on the west side of County Road 337, about 5.4 miles south of State Road 26.
[Lat. 29°35.0'N, Long. 82°38.8'W]Note: AAC members should not use this site unless the AAC announces a specific star party for this location.
Here are directions and a (12K) locator map. (Approximate location: Lat. 29° 35' N, Lat. 82° 39' W)
Directions from Gainesville, Florida
Driving distance from I75/Newberry Rd. Exit is about 19 miles (driving time about 30 minutes)
- From I75, go 11.8 miles west on Newberry Road (State Rd. 26) to Newberry.
- Continue on State Rd. 26 through Newberry to the traffic light (US 27/41 junction).
- One mile past the Newberry traffic light on State Rd. is S.W. 266 Street (County Rd. 337).
- Turn south on S.W, 266 Street (County Rd. 337).
- Continue south on County Rd. 337 about 5.7 miles.
- Turn right (west) into the Turlington site.
(The turnoff is about 2.25 miles south of S.W. 46 Avenue.)- The Turlington site is on the right (west) side of county Rd. 337 (just past a telephone junction box).
- Drive 0.4 miles into the property to the AAC site.
(The "road" is a grassy strip -- drive slowly. There is an open a gate 0.15 miles up the "road."
Continue driving up the "road" (a very slight grade) for the remaining 0.25 miles.
Note: If coming north on Co. Rd. 337, the turnoff is on the left side, about 8.8 miles north of Bronson.
If you arrive after dark, please approach the site using only parking lights.
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