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Directions
- Northwest Houston area map
click for largerFrom the center of Montgomery (TX105 & 149), take TX105 west 5.4 miles.
click for largerTurn right onto FM 1486 and drive 1.1 miles.
Turn left onto Mount Moriah Cutoff Road and drive 0.7 miles.
Turn right onto North Mount Moriah Road and drive 0.5 miles.
Turn left onto Meyers Road (see Dead End sign), and drive 0.5 miles until you see a large gate directly across the road.
click for largerOn your left, is an opening in the fence with a cattle grating. Turn left, crossing over the cattle grating into the O'Brien property.
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click for largerYou are now on a gravel road that leads towards the O'Brien house and barn.
Drive on the driveway towards the house, until just before the fence surrounding the house, then turn right and drive across the field towards the blue NHAC container.
Be careful of any washed out areas along the gravel road, if your car has low ground clearance.
Here is the satellite view:
click for largerTry to arrive before dark, if you are not familiar with the site, but always use your headlights driving in the dark along the gravel road.
Park in front of the NHAC container so that your headlights face back towards the gravel road or property entrance (north).
click for largerThe view at the observing location, looking north:
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