Newton
Observatory B&B
1270 Highway 3 East
(
#3 Observatory Road
)
Osoyoos
,
BC
V0H 1V6
Canada
Tel: (250) 495-6745
You can reach us from Highway 3 east,
approximately 10 kilometers east of the town of
Osoyoos
. There are two other domes nearby. We are the white house with the
white dome. (The other home (beige house/white dome) is a private residence
off
Chapman Rd.
)
Traveling
north or south on Hwy 97
Turn onto Hwy 3E at the junction just
outside of the town of
Osoyoos
(just south of the Visitor Information Centre and Husky Gas Station with its
very large Canadian flag). Follow signs to downtown Osoyoos. Stay on Hwy 3
right through downtown, bear right at the traffic light on
Main Street
, and continue across the bridge. You will go past the Holiday Inn and a number
of other motels, an amusement park called
Rattlesnake
Canyon
and a large windmill on your left.
Continue east on Hwy 3 up
Anarchist
Mountain
. The road has 2 lanes for uphill traffic until just before you reach a very
tight turn, with a scenic viewpoint to your right. Continue a very short
distance and you will see a blue B & B sign on your right. Get into the
passing lane and make a left-hand turn at the first road on your left, which is
Observatory Road
. (You'll also see a B & B sign at this point). Caution: this turn comes up
quickly. Watch for oncoming downhill traffic as you cross! Proceed to the end of
Observatory Road
to the large white stucco house with the rooftop observatory dome on the left.
Our house number is 1270.
Traveling
east on Hwy 3 from Vancouver
Stay on Hwy 3 right through downtown,
bear right at the traffic light at the foot of
Main Street
and continue across the bridge. You will go past the Holiday Inn and a number
of other motels, an amusement park called
Rattlesnake
Canyon
and a large windmill on your left.
Continue east on Hwy 3 up
Anarchist
Mountain
. The road has 2 lanes for uphill traffic until just before you reach a very
tight turn, with a scenic viewpoint to your right. Continue a very short
distance and you will see a blue B & B sign on your right. Get into the
passing lane and make a left-hand turn at the first road on your left, which is
Observatory Road
. (You'll also see our blue B & B sign at this point). Caution: this turn
comes up quickly. Watch for oncoming downhill traffic as you cross!
Proceed to the end of
Observatory Road
to the large white stucco house with the rooftop observatory dome on the left.
Our house number is 1270.
Traveling
west on Hwy 3 from Rock Creek or Grand Forks
We are located after a long, gradual
descent down
Anarchist
Mountain
, 10 kms east of Osoyoos (approximately 45km west of Rock Creek). After you pass
the bronze statues in Regal Ridge, you will come to Long Joe, and then Chapman
Roads, on your right. Watch for a highway mileage sign that says "Osoyoos
10km. A very short distance downhill from that sign is our blue B&B sign,
and a right-hand turn onto
Observatory Road
. Proceed to the end of
Observatory Road
to the large white stucco house with the rooftop observatory dome on the left.
Our house number is 1270.