
Directions to the SOUTHEAST CONVERGENCE FOR CLIMATE ACTION
note: we are renting a retreat center -- so if you need local pointing ask where "Sophia House" is
From Richmond or Charlottesville:
- Take the Shannon Hill exit (exit 148) off I-64.
- Go north on Route 605 for 4 miles.
- Turn left on Route 646, Yanceyville Road.
- Go 2 miles to 1782 Yanceyville Road.
- Turn right into the driveway at the Sophia House sign.
- Continue to the end of the gravel road.
From Fredericksburg:
- Go west on Route 3.
- Turn left onto Route 20.
- Turn left onto Route 522 and proceed to Mineral.
- From Mineral, go south on Route 522 for 2 miles.
- Turn right on Route 605, Shannon Hill Road.
- Go 6.5 miles to Route 646, Yanceyville Road.
- Turn right.
- Go 2 miles to 1782 Yanceyville Road.
- Turn right into the driveway at the Sophia House sign.
- Continue to the end of the gravel road.
From Louisa:
- Go south on Route 208 for 1 mile to Route 646, Yanceyville Road.
- Turn left and drive 5 miles to 1782 Yanceyville Road.
- Turn left into the driveway at the Sophia House sign.
- Continue to the end of the gravel road.
From Washington, DC:
- Take I-95 south out of DC for about one hour in normal traffic.
- Get off at exit 118 and turn right at the end of the ramp. This is technically VA Route 606 but it soon turns into VA Route 208 (west).
- Continue on 208 for 25 miles, following the signs closely, until it intersects with US-522.
- Turn left (south) on US-522 and go 5 miles into the town of Mineral. The road jogs right and then left in the middle of town. Go another 2 miles on 522.
- Turn right on County Road 605 and go 6.5 miles.
- Turn right on Yanceyville Road and go 2 miles to 1780 Yanceyville Road.
- The conference center is at the end of a long driveway.