MARSTOWN OBSERVATORY

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1. Take Md. 140 to Md. 27. (From North Baltimore first take I-795 west to Md. 140.)
2. Take Md. 27 south toward Taylorsville.
3. Turn west (right) on Md. 407 (Marston Road). The intersection is just prior to a Little George's convenience store.
4. Continue approx. 2 miles until you come to a green sign on the right side which says, "Bowersox Rd." (If you reach Bowersox Road you have gone about 1/2 block too far; turn around and go back.)
5. Turn right onto a small blacktop apron about 10 feet before you get to the "Bowersox Rd." sign with a double post. The apron is located between two houses whose addresses are 2601 and 2607 Marston Road.
6. Keeping your headlights on, continue forward along the grassy lane between the two houses.
7. Where the grassy lane ends, bear slightly left and continue forward.
8. Eventually you will come upon the west end of a young tree hedge. Swing around the hedge to the right.
9. Keeping the hedge on your left, follow it until you come to a tree which appears to have stepped away from the hedge. Bear toward the right and continue driving up hill.
10. Once you see the dome, turn off your headlights and continue carefully forward up the hill.
11. Parking and observing will be along the left side of the driving path. The observatory is near the crest of the hill.
12. Consult the satellite image of the site for additional landmarks in the area.

1. Take Md. 27 North toward Taylorsville. (From South Baltimore first take I-70 west to Md. 27.)
2. Drive through Taylorsville (crossing Md. 26). Continue on Md. 27 approx. 2 miles and turn west (left) on Md. 407 (Marston Road). The intersection is just beyond a Little George's convenience store.
3. Continue approx. 2 miles until you come to a green sign on the right which says, "Bowersox Rd." (If you reach Bowersox Road you have gone about 1/2 block too far; turn around and go back.)
4. Turn right onto a small blacktop apron about 10 feet before you get to the "Bowersox Rd." sign with a double post. The apron is located between two houses whose addresses are 2601 and 2607 Marston Road.
5. Keeping your headlights on, continue forward along the grassy lane between the two houses for about 200 feet.
6. Where the grassy lane ends, bear slightly left and continue forward.
7. Eventually you will come upon the western end of a tree hedge.
8. Keeping the hedge on your left, follow it until you come to a tree which appears to have stepped away from the hedge. Bear toward the right and continue driving up hill.
9. Once you see the dome, turn off your headlights and continue carefully forward up the hill.
10. Parking and observing will be along the left side of the driving path. The observatory is near the crest of the hill.
11. Consult the satellite image of the site for additional landmarks in the area.

1. Take Md. 26 East to Libertytown.
2. Once past the town, turn north (left) onto Md. 31.
3. Continue north on Md. 31 into Carroll County.
4. Turn southeast (right) on Md. 407 (Marston Road), and continue on through the little burg of Marston while staying on Md. 407 by turning left at the 3-way stop in the village center.
5. Continue past Bowersox Rd about 1/2 block and turn west (left) onto a small blacktop apron located about 10 feet beyond a highway sign held up by two posts located between two houses whose addresses are 2601 and 2607 Marston Road.
6. Keeping your headlights on, continue forward along the grassy lane between the two houses for about 200 feet.
7. Where the grassy lane ends, bear slightly left and continue forward.
8. Eventually you will come upon the western end of a tree hedge.
9. Keeping the hedge on your left, follow it until you come to a tree which appears to have stepped away from the hedge. Bear toward the right and continue driving up hill.
10. Once you see the dome, turn off your headlights and continue carefully forward up the hill.
11. Parking and observing will be along the left side of the driving path. The observatory is near the crest of the hill.
12. Consult the satellite image of the site for additional landmarks in the area.