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North Mountain Fire Company: 186 Rosenberger Lane, Winchester:
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From the South and Front Royal: 
I-81 to Exit 296 (Strasburg), 
West on Rt. 55 for 9.5 miles to "Four Corners"; 
right on Route 600 (Pifer Mtn. Rd.), go North 3.5 miles; 
Left on Back Mountain Rd., 7 miles to Rosenberger Lane (Toms Market); 
turn left ¼ mile to firehouse on right.

From Winchester and points North: 
I-81 to Exit 317 (Winchester), 
South on VA 37 3.4 miles to US 50. 
Turn West on US 50 and go west 5 miles to VA 614. 
Turn South on 614 for 2 miles. It turns into Rt 600. Continue South 1.8 miles to Rosenberger Lane (at Toms Market); 
turn right ¼ mile to firehouse on right.

Hemlock Overlook (Prince William County):

I-66 E  toward FRONT ROYAL/WASHINGTON. 52.21 miles 
Take the US-29 exit- exit number 52- toward CENTREVILLE. 0.09 miles 
Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. 0.19 miles 
Merge onto LEE HWY/ US-29 N. 2.11 miles 
Turn RIGHT onto VA-645/ CLIFTON RD. 4.23 miles 
Turn RIGHT onto VA-645/ CLIFTON RD. Continue to follow VA-645. 0.32 miles 
Stay straight to go onto MAIN ST. 0.24 miles 
MAIN ST becomes KINCHELOE RD. 0.60 miles 
Turn RIGHT onto YATES FORD RD. 1.34 miles 

Blair Farm, Woodstock: (277 Criders Lane, Woodstock, VA) 
From Toms Brook & North: 
South on Rt. 623 (Back Road) 9.7 miles 
south of Rt. 651 (Toms Brook), 
turn Left onto Criders Lane. 

From Woodstock and South: 
Rt. 42 West of I-81 ½ mile; 
Right on Hisey Ave, to end; 
left on Walton Farm Road, becomes St. Luke Rd., go to Back Road (Rt. 600); left on Back Road, 
go ½ mile to Criders Lane, turn Left. 


Mt. Crawford Meeting Place: 
I-81 to exit 240, 
west on Rt. 257 ½ mile to Rt. 11. 
Meet at Exxon gas station on SW corner.

New Market Fire Company:
I-81 to exit 264 (New Market). 
Go east on US 211 ½ mile to US 11. 
Turn South on US 11 for 1 mile to firehouse on right.


Paddy's Cove (GW Nat'l Forest:

VA 55 west in Frederick County, almost to WV state line, then south on 

Forest Road 93 app. 4 miles to staging area 

GPS coordinates: (NAD 27)
DMS 78 31 14.1 W 39 03 27.0 N
UTM 17  714542  4325878

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Shenandoah Farms Fire Station:
US 50, just east of the Shenandoah River, 
turn south in VA 638. Go 3 miles and firehouse is on your right.

Shenandoah River/Guest State Park:
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Rt. 340 South of Front Royal app. 7 miles, 
or North of Luray app. 10 miles. 
Park is West of Rt. 340 along the South Fork of the Shenandoah River.

Lake Sherando Campground (Augusta County)
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Take I-64 to exit 96
Go south on route 624 for appx. 2 miles
Bear left at the split onto route 664
Go 7.4 miles on route 664, Sherando Lake driveway is on the right
Look for parked vehicles.

Singhas Property:
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Rt. 50 app. 2 miles east of Shenandoah River. 
Turn Right off of Rt. 50 East bound at property entrance. (Entrance has Stone Gate posts with Grist stone insets. Singhas is carved into the grist stone's face). 
Continue up driveway to left of house toward vehicle barn .25 miles behind house. 
Meeting by vehicle barn will afford privacy to those in the house. (They have a border collie, Jazz, who is an escape artist so be careful if he is not in the dog yard.)

Strasburg Rescue Squad:
156 East Washington Street, Stasburg (Shenandoah County). From I-81, exit 296 (from the south), East on VA 55 to US 11, South on US 11 two blocks to Washington, Right on Washington 2 blocks to the rescue squad building; or I-81 exit 298 (from the north) South on US 11 two miles to Washington St, turn Right, go two blocks.

Sky Meadow State Park: 
Routes 50/17, 4 miles east of Shenandoah River; 
South on 17 one mile to Rt. 710, 
right into Park.

Winchester Airport: 
I-81 to Exit 313 (Rt. 17/50); 
East on 17/50 1/10th mile to US 522; 
South on 522 for 9/10th miles to Airport Rd. 
East (left) on Airport Rd. 
Left before terminal building onto Bufflick Rd. 
CAP Building is on right side ¼ mile.

Woodstock Rescue Squad:
I-81 to exit 283 (Woodstock). 
Go east on VA 42N ½ mile to Woodstock Rescue Squad building on left.

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