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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jun 4, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Westford |
| County: | Middlesex |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | OrbitalMom  |
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| Found by: | Mary |
| Last found: | May 15, 2011 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFaa |
| Last edited: | Jun 4, 2008 |
Directions to the MIT Haystack Observatory
From the
* South - From Boston, take I-93 north to I-95 south (Route 128). Follow I-95 for about 5.5 miles and exit onto Route 3 north. Continue north on Route 3 for approx. 15 miles until you reach Exit 33 for Route 40 (Groton Rd.). Take a right at the end of the ramp and head west on Route 40. Continue with "Common" directions.
* North - Take Route 3 south to exit 33, Route 40. Take a left at the end of the ramp and head west on Route 40. Continue with "Common" directions.
* East/West - Take I-495 to Route 3. Those two highways intersect in Chelmsford, MA. Follow Route 3 north to exit 33 (<5 mi.), Route 40 (Groton Rd.). Take a right at the end of the ramp and head west on Route 40. Continue with "Common" directions.
* Common to all above - Take Route 40 west for 5 miles until you see signs for NEROC Haystack Observatory and MIT Lincoln Laboratory on the right hand side of the road. ("Entering Groton" sign is on your left shortly before the access road.) Follow the access road 1½ miles to the Haystack Observatory (BLDG. #8).
The letterbox is right off of the access road well before you get to the Haystack Observatory. As you drive up the access you will come to a large gate. To the right of the gate is a little pull off marked by some very large stones. One of the stones is really just a large piece of concrete with a big metal pole sticking out of it. If you take a closer look behind this large piece of concrete, you will see that the poll goes all the way through. Under the part of the poll in the back, you will find what you are looking for. Please rehide well.
If it is during normal working hours M-F the gate will be open, but if its on a weekend it will be closed to car traffic, but many people just walk up this hill. I suggest going all the way to the top either way. There are some amazing sights!
From the
* South - From Boston, take I-93 north to I-95 south (Route 128). Follow I-95 for about 5.5 miles and exit onto Route 3 north. Continue north on Route 3 for approx. 15 miles until you reach Exit 33 for Route 40 (Groton Rd.). Take a right at the end of the ramp and head west on Route 40. Continue with "Common" directions.
* North - Take Route 3 south to exit 33, Route 40. Take a left at the end of the ramp and head west on Route 40. Continue with "Common" directions.
* East/West - Take I-495 to Route 3. Those two highways intersect in Chelmsford, MA. Follow Route 3 north to exit 33 (<5 mi.), Route 40 (Groton Rd.). Take a right at the end of the ramp and head west on Route 40. Continue with "Common" directions.
* Common to all above - Take Route 40 west for 5 miles until you see signs for NEROC Haystack Observatory and MIT Lincoln Laboratory on the right hand side of the road. ("Entering Groton" sign is on your left shortly before the access road.) Follow the access road 1½ miles to the Haystack Observatory (BLDG. #8).
The letterbox is right off of the access road well before you get to the Haystack Observatory. As you drive up the access you will come to a large gate. To the right of the gate is a little pull off marked by some very large stones. One of the stones is really just a large piece of concrete with a big metal pole sticking out of it. If you take a closer look behind this large piece of concrete, you will see that the poll goes all the way through. Under the part of the poll in the back, you will find what you are looking for. Please rehide well.
If it is during normal working hours M-F the gate will be open, but if its on a weekend it will be closed to car traffic, but many people just walk up this hill. I suggest going all the way to the top either way. There are some amazing sights!