March 17, 2010 Balloon Test Of New Proposed Tower Locations

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We are still adding stuff to this page. The County, Park Service, and Potomac Appalachian Trail Club took photos. We will include links to their photos if they should choose to share.

The County provided a map. The red triangles are the locations of the balloons. The red circles are the locations of where they intend to go to gauge the visual impact. Since they focused on the impact on the Parks, we focused on the impact on the residents who live here 24/7.

There was a yellow, a red, and an orange balloon. When looking at these photos, please remember that each of the three balloons only mark the approximate location of a tower. We assume that it also marks the approximate height. The tower will be much more visible than a simple balloon! Ultimately, a location will be selected for an actual tower. It will be one of the locations marked by these balloons, the original proposed location on Keep Tryst, or (if citizens can convince the County) Short Hill. The tower will be 190 feet tall, of truss construction, with four large microwave dishes. We have photos for both the County's and the citizen's balloon tests for the original proposed location on Keep Tryst.

There is currently one section below - Eric's photos. We will add more as we get photos from folks. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see a larger version.

Eric's Photos

Photo 1

Photo 2

Time of Day

Focal Lengths for Photos (in mm, 35 mm film equiv.)

Location

Balloons Visible

10:37 AM

50, 200

Rt 340, East Bound Lane, at Exit to Rt 67.

All Three

10:47 AM

50, 200

Near 820 Weverton Rd

All Three

10:49 AM

50, 200

Near 900 Weverton Rd

All Three

10:54 AM

50, 200

Near 1100 Weverton Rd

All Three

11:00 AM

50, 200

Near 1400 Weverton Rd

All Three

11:09 AM

50, 200

Near 930 Valley Rd

All Three

11:14 AM

50, 200

Near 800 John Brown Ln

All Three

11:17 AM

50, 200

Near 19000 Grist Mill Rd

All Three

11:22 AM

50, 200

Near 19200 Valley Rd

All Three

11:24 AM

50, 200

Intersection of Miller Avenue and Valley Rd

All Three

11:29 AM

50, 200

Near 19000 Miller Avenue

All Three

11:32 AM

50, 200

End of Valley Overlook Ct

All Three

11:37 AM

50, 200

Near 530 Prospect Hill

All Three

11:46 AM

50, 200

Keep Tryst Rd Near Cindy Dees

All Three

Last Updated March 22, 2010