Transportation Information

Carpooling

  • Please note that parking is very limited at NRAO HQ, and a parking pass will be required.
  • Parking passes will be assigned to drivers who have indicated a willingness to provide rides to others.
  • A carpooling tool is available here: http://tinyurl.com/CarpoolAccretion

Taxis

Yellow Cab - 434-295-4131 (airport transportation info below)

Uber is also available in Charlottesville

Location

The City of Charlottesville is located in west Central Virginia, approximately 100 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. and 70 miles northwest of Richmond, Virginia at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The meeting will be held at the NRAO Headquarters at 520 Edgemont Road on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Note: your GPS may try to route you through the University Grounds, where gates will block your progress. Please use these maps to travel from your hotel to NRAO.

We have arranged for discounted room blocks with several area hotels. Two of the hotels are within walking distance (1.2-1.4 miles) of NRAO. Attendees are encouraged to carpool; limited parking is available.

Transportation

  • Charlottesville is accessible via the Charlottesville Airport (CHO).  Washington Dulles and Richmond International Airports are within 100 miles each.  In addition, Amtrak runs daily trains from Washington, DC and New York City.
  • Public Transit planning and schedules can be found here.
  • Note that a Free Trolley (running between Downtown/Main St and UVA) stops within walking distance of NRAO HQ.

Taxi

Yellow Cab can be reached at 434-295-4131, or via online booking.

  • Rates (subject to change) are:
    • CHO to Charlottesville hotel - $25
    • between IAD and Charlottesville - $160
    • Between RIC and Charlottesville - $130

Connect with NRAO

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Green Bank Observatory are facilities of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

Founded in 1956, the NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NRAO telescopes is available on a competitive basis to qualified scientists after evaluation of research proposals on the basis of scientific merit, the capability of the instruments to do the work, and the availability of the telescope during the requested time. NRAO also provides both formal and informal programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, the general public, and the media.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense..."

AUI collaborates with the scientific community and research sponsors to plan, build, and operate cutting-edge facilities. We cultivate excellence, deliver value, enhance education, and engage the public.