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Page Last Updated: 03 June 2008


Directions to South County Secondary School

Click on link below to go to school website!

South County Secondary School - Directions

Directions:-

From Route 1 or I-95, take Lorton Rd west, turn right on Silverbrook Rd. Turn left on Laurel Crest Drive. To park in the front of the building you will need to loop around from the rear of the property. Turn right at Stallion Fields Drive, the third entrance near the softball field and follow the directional signs to for the Main Office (Entrance #1).

From the Fairfax County Parkway, take Rt. 123 (Ox Rd) South. Travel approximately 5.1 miles. Turn left on Silverbrook Road (traffic signal) and continue for approximately 2 miles…
… Approach #1
Remain on Silverbrook Rd. At the end of the school property, turn right at the light at Laurel Crest Rd. Turn right at Stallion Fields Drive, the third entrance near the softball field and follow the directional signs for the Main Office (Entrance #1).
… Approach #2
Turn right at the traffic light at Hooes Rd. Turn left on Laurel Crest Road (new road, not well marked – opposite Dudley Road); bear right at the traffic circle. Travel approximately 1 mile. Turn left at Stallion Fields Drive (at the softball field) and follow the directional signs for the Main Office (Entrance #1).

-OR-

From the Fairfax County Parkway, take Hooes Rd exit South…
… Approach #1

After approximately 1.5 miles, turn left onto Silverbrook Rd (traffic signal). At the next traffic light, turn right onto Laurel Crest Dr. Turn right at Stallion Fields Drive, the third entrance near the softball field and follow the signs to the Main Office (Entrance #1).
… Approach #2
Stay on Hooes Rd past Silverbrook Rd. Turn left on Laurel Crest Road (new road, not well marked – opposite Dudley Rd); bear right at the traffic circle. Travel approximately 1 mile. Turn left at Stallion Fields Drive (by the softball field) and follow the directional signs to the Main Office (Entrance #1).

Loading Dock: From Laurel Crest Drive, turn into the entrance for “Kiss and Ride”; see loading dock on the right.

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Directions to Winchester U-19 RFC

Shenandoah University Health Professions Building
adjacent to / behind Winchester Regional Medical Center - see map link to map
1775 North Sector Court, Winchester, Virginia 22601
GPS Coordinates: N39 12 07.5 W78 11 06.4

From WOG via I-66 & I-81

Distance 76 miles; allow approx 90 minutes driving time.

  • From Word of Grace (WOG), take Sully Road (Rte. 28) SOUTH to I-66.

  • Take I-66 WEST toward Front Royal.  Drive 53 miles.

Shortly after passing exits for Front Royal, I-66 ends at the I-81 interchange.  

  • Take Exit 1B (right hand exit ramp) onto I-81 NORTH.   (Correspondingly, this is Exit 300 on I-81)

  • Take I-81 NORTH about 10 miles to Exit 310, Winchester/Berkley Springs.

  • At top of ramp take a left onto Rte. 37. 

  • Follow Rte. 37 for approximately 5 miles to the Winchester Medical Center Exit.

Pass exit for Rte. 50 (Northwestern Pike/Amherst Street)

  N.B.  DO NOT confuse the exit for Winchester Medical Center with the exit for Rte. 50 (Northwestern Pike/Amherst Street) which immediately precedes the correct exit for the medical center. 

  • Take Exit for the Winchester Medical Center. See Local Map

Once on the ramp you should see a large classroom type building immediately to your front.  It has a Shenandoah University sign on the upper right hand corner.  The pitch is right below this building and should be readily seen.  Take a left onto North Sector Court.  Go to the top of  hill and park in the building’s lot.  Use the end of the lot furthest from the building. 

The field is at the back of Winchester Medical Center in front of the Shenandoah University Health Professions Building (pharmacy and nursing school). 

The physical address is 1775 North Sector Court, Winchester, Virginia 22601.

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Directions to Hooes Road Park

SYC/West End's home field

Hooes Road Park, 7233 Hooes Road, Springfield, VA
ADC Northern Virginia Street Map ref:  22-F13 Fac
GPS Coordinates: N38 45 51.3 W77 11 28.6

From Fairfax County Parkway (Rte. 7100)

  • Take Fairfax County Parkway (Rte. 7100) SOUTH.

It is approximately 16.6 miles from junction of Fairfax County Parkway and Rte. 50 (Lee-Jackson Mem H’way ) in Chantilly to Hooes Road Park, Springfield.

  • Pass South Run Rec Center

N.B.  Shortly after South Run Rec Center, Fairfax County Parkway becomes Franconia-Springfield Parkway.  The route number is still 7100.

  • Ignore signs for Hooes Rd.
  • Pass exit for Rolling Rd. 

From Rolling Rd it is 1.3 miles to traffic light at Spring Village Drive/Bonniemill Lane

  • At light for Spring Village Drive (Greenspring Village Retirement community) and Bonniemill Lane, take RIGHT into Bonniemill Lane.
  • Immediately take LEFT into Hooes Rd. 

Here Hooes Rd runs like a service road parallel to Franconia-Springfield Parkway.

  • Drive approximately 200 yards to park entrance on RIGHT.
  • Turn RIGHT into park.  There is some parking.  If no spaces, exit park and park on street.

 

If you reach the interchange for I-95 (just before Springfield Mall), YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR!

 


Directions to Franklin Park

Western Loudoun RFC's home field
Franklin Park
GPS:  N39 08 15.7 W77 44 37.4
East Loudoun Street,
Purcellville

Directions are from WOG; that is junction of McLearen and Sully Rd (Rte. 28) VIA the GREENWAY.  Distance 30 miles. Driving time approx. 35 minutes.

  • Take Sully Rd (Rte. 28) NORTH 2.5 miles to the Dulles Toll Rd/Greenway (Rte. 267).

  • Take the Dulles Toll Rd/Greenway (Rte. 267) WEST toward Leesburg.
    **Don't forget money for the tolls!**  (See Alternate Route below)

  • Drive about 13 miles to the end of the Greenway (Rte. 267) at Leesburg.

  • Take exit # 1A to the LEFT onto the Leesburg Bypass/Harry Byrd Highway (Rte. 7) - going WEST.

  • Stay on Rte. 7 for the next 13 miles.

  • Pass Purcellville!

  • At the exit for Roundhill and Purcellville, exit right onto ramp onto East Loudoun Street.  (At the bottom of the exit ramp you need to make a left at the stop sign. )

  • Take Business Rte. 7 (East Loudoun Street) EAST back toward Purcellville.  Drive about 0.8 miles.

  • The entrance to Franklin Park will be about 0.9 miles on your right. Enter the park and go to the first stop sign.  Make a right and park at the top of the hill.

  • Western Loudoun RFC's field is in the back.  Look for rugby posts.

Alternate Route/Avoiding Tolls!**

  • **If you do not wish to pay tolls - from WOG, go NORTH on Sully Rd (Rte. 28) beyond the Dulles Toll Rd to Rte. 7 WEST; about 8 miles. 

  • Take Rte. 7 West to Leesburg.  

  • As you approach Leesburg, take the Leesburg Bypass/Harry Byrd Highway (Rte. 7)WEST around Leesburg.  (Do NOT take Business Rte. 7 through Leesburg!)

  • After passing signs for the Greenway (Rte. 267), continue WEST on Rte. 7

  • Stay on Rte. 7 for the next 13 miles.

  • Pass Purcellville!

  • At the exit for Roundhill and Purcellville, exit right onto ramp onto East Loudoun Street.  (At the bottom of the exit ramp you need to make a left at the stop sign. )

  • Take Business Route 7 (East Loudoun Street) EAST back toward Purcellville.  Drive about 0.8 miles.

  • The entrance to Franklin Park will be about 0.9 miles on your right. Enter the park and go to the first stop sign.  Make a right and park at the top of the hill.

  • Western Loudoun RFC's field is in the back.  Look for rugby posts.

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St. John's College High School

2607 Military Rd., NW * Washington, DC 20015

The directions listed below are not the fastest routes to SJC, but are the most direct.

(If you enter the Oregon Ave. entrance  you'll see the Turf Field on the left.  Please park in the back lot).

From the Washington Beltway (Virginia):

*       I-495 west (Washington Beltway)
*       Exit onto 185 south (Connecticut Ave. towards Washington, DC)
*       Left onto Military Rd.

Front Parking Lot Entrance:

*       Left onto 27th St.
*       Right in to first driveway on the right

Back Parking Lot Entrance:

*       Left onto Oregon Ave.
*       Left in to the first driveway on the left.

From Baltimore:

*       I95 South towards Washington, DC.
*       Exit onto 495 west (Washington Beltway)
*       Exit onto Rt.29 south (Colesville Rd.)
*       Left onto 16th Street, (Rt. 29 will dead end at 16th St.)
*       Right onto Military Rd.

Front Parking Lot Entrance:

*       Right onto 27th St. (2nd Stop Light off of Military Rd.)
*       Right in to first driveway on the right

Back Parking Lot Entrance:

*       Right onto Oregon Ave. (1st Stop Light off Military Rd.)
*       Left in to the first driveway on the left.

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GEORGETOWN PREPARATORY SCHOOL

10900 ROCKVILLE PIKE
NORTH BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20852
301-493-5000
WWW.GPREP.ORG

Georgetown Prep is located at 10900 Rockville Pike in North Bethesda, Maryland, about 1 mile north of the Capitol Beltway (I-495) on Route 355. (The Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro (Orange Line) station is about a 10 minute walk from the Georgetown Prep campus.)

Map Reference:  ADC Street Map Metro Washington DC - 2-J3 MC

Directions from Virginia and points west via I-495, the Capital Beltway - Inner Loop

Exit the Capital Beltway at Exit 36 onto Old Georgetown Road (Rte. 187). Turn LEFT off the exit ramp onto Old Georgetown Road to go North.

Proceed for about 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Tuckerman Lane.  Follow Tuckerman Lane for about 2 miles and turn left onto Rockville Pike (Route 355) going North.  Go almost ½  mile and turn LEFT into the campus at the traffic light at Strathmore Avenue.

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Gravelly Point

Gravelly Point Park is located in Arlington between the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Potomac River just north of runway 1/19 at Reagan National Airport.
(Map reference: ADC Metro Washington DC Street Map - 15-J7)

N.B.  Access to Gravelly Point Park is from the northbound lanes of the George Washington Parkway.  There is NO access from the southbound lanes of the GW Parkway!

Directions from Alexandria

From Alexandria take the George Washington Parkway North.  Pass Reagan National Airport on the right.  Very shortly after passing Reagan, look for the park on your right.  There is a park service sign for Gravelly Point.  Park in designated parking area.

Directions from the West

Take I-66 East toward Washington DC.  In Rosslyn, take Exit 75 for Rte. 110 South.  (Do NOT cross the Potomac via the Roosevelt Bridge.)  Stay on Rte. 110, passing Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon.  As you pass the Pentagon and approach Crystal City, look for signs for Rte. 1 South (Jefferson Davis Highway) and Reagan National Airport.  Follow signs into Reagan National Airport. 

As soon as you cross over Rte. 1 and enter the airport, look for signs for the George Washington Parkway - NORTH.  Take the George Washington Parkway North.  Very shortly after passing Reagan, look for the park on your right.  There is a park service sign for Gravelly Point.  Park in designated parking area.

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Lewinsville Park
1659 Chain Bridge Rd Mc Lean, VA 22101-4329

Directions:
Take I-495 (Capital Beltway) toward Tysons Corner.
Go to Exit 46B.
At Exit 46B, get off the beltway onto Route 123 North towards McLean.
Go towards McLean.  As soon as you pass under the Dulles Toll Road you come to light at Lewinsville Rd/Great Falls Street.
At light take RIGHT onto Great Falls Street
Then take first LEFT onto Chain Bridge Road
Lewinsville Park is on the right, turn in and there is a large parking lot.  Field is on your right as your first enter park.

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Directions to The John Carroll School

From the South

  • Interstate 95 North to Exit 77B (Rt. 24 - Bel Air)
  • Rt. 24N for approximately 6 miles
  • Right on Business Rt. 1 (Major intersection with Harford Mall to the left)
  • Stay in right lane
  • Go approximately 1/2 mile to Main Street (When you cross Main, BR1 turns into Rt. 22 East)
  • At the 2nd traffic light after Main (bottom of the hill), turn right into school driveway.

It is 80 miles from junction of I-66/I-495 to John Carroll School, Bel Air, MD

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Maryland International Youth Rugby Festival

Directions to Sherwood HS in Sandy Spring, MD

Location for the Maryland International Youth Rugby Festival

Sherwood High School
300 Olney Sandy Spring Rd
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
301-924-3200

1. From the Washington Beltway (I-495) take exit 31 North - Georgia Avenue (Rte. 97)

2. Drive about 10 miles on Georgia Ave until you come to Olney's town center

3. Turn right on Olney Sandy Spring Rd (Rte. 108) and go about 3 miles

4. Sherwood High School* is on the RIGHT -- The fields are in back of the school

*N.B.  Do NOT confuse Sherwood High School with Sherwood Elementary School!  Coming from Olney, you will first pass Sherwood Elementary.  Continue on until you come to Sherwood High School on the right.

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Maryland Exiles

Maryland Exiles' pitch is at
Melvin Berman Yeshiva
13300 Artic Ave. Rockville, MD

Directions to the Exiles’ pitch

  • I-66 east
  • I-495 north
  • cross American Legion into Maryland
  • at the I-270/I-495 split, stay right to stay on I-495
  • once past I-270, look for Connecticut Ave.
  • take Conn. Ave.  North (towards Kensington)
  • (follow signs and pay attention to stay on Conn Ave!)
  • veer/turn/exit left from Conn Ave onto Veirs Mill Rd.
  • go past Randolph Road and turn right on Aspen Hill
  • take a left on Artic
  • the school is on the left

the trip should take between 30-40 minutes 

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Massanutten Military Academy, Woodstock, VA
Massanutten Military Academy-Military School
614 S. Main Street • Woodstock, VA 22664

Download & Print Directions: 

Directions from I-66*

  • Take I-66W to Front Royal
  • Continue to end of I-66 at junction with I-81
  • Take exit 1A to the LEFT onto I-81 South
  • Go about 17 miles SOUTH on I-81 to Exit 283
  • Take Exit 283
  • At light, turn LEFT onto Hwy 42 East - Reservoir Rd
  • Go through two sets of lights
  • At THIRD light, turn LEFT onto Rte. 11 North - Main Street, Woodstock
    (aka Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy or Old Valley Pike Rd)
  • Go approx. ¾ mile.  (Observe hospital on right)
  • Arrive at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) on left
  • Pitch is MMA's Bowman's Field (football field).

*Journey distance (one way) is 74 miles.  Allow at least 90 minutes driving.
(measured from junction I-66 & Rte 7100/Fairfax County Parkway to Massanutten Military Academy)

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