Driving directions to Water Polo games
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| Cumberland Valley | Pottsville | Upper Merion |
| Episcopal Academy | Reading | Upper Perkiomen |
| Governor Mifflin | Schegel Park Pool | Wilson |
| North Penn | Souderton | Wyoming Valley West |
| Penn Charter |
Cumberland Valley
717-697-8261 (back to top)Approximately 112 miles (1hr 45 min) from the PA turnpike entrance at Plymouth Meeting.
Take the Pennsylvania turnpike WEST (towards Harrisburg) to exit #16: Carlisle/Chambersburg. Take Route 11 NORTH (thru Carlisle) for about 5 miles. You will see the stadium, light towers on the left. At the light, turn LEFT at the Cumberland Valley Educational Park sign. The pool is a rectangular building attached to the domed building on the immediate right. Park in the lost on the left.
Episcopal Academy
610-667-9612 (back to top)276W to 476S to 76W. Get off 76W at Rt 1 South (Exit 33, I think). Take Rt 1 South (City Line Ave) to Old Lancaster Rd and make a right. From Old Lancaster Rd., make a left on Latches Ave and Episcopal is on the left side of the road.
Governor Mifflin [Intermediate School]
(back to top) last updated 10/23/98Approximately 52 miles (1 hour 10 minutes) from the PA turnpike entrance at Plymouth Meeting.
Take the Pennsylvania turnpike WEST (towards Harrisburg) to the Morgantown exit. Take route 176 NORTH; then take route 422 WEST; then take route 222 SOUTH for about 2 miles into Shillington. Look for the Shillington Shopping Center on the left - the sign is not very high. Turn LEFT at the light a few hundred feet BEFORE the shopping center sign - it looks like you are entering the shopping center. [note: if you pass a Rite Aid Pharmacy on the left AFTER the Shillington Shopping Center - you've gone too far] This is Elkins Road. Follow about 4 blocks and Elkins runs into the Intermediate School parking lot. The pool is in the front of the building. Turn left into the parking lot - the pool is in the building to the immediate right.
North Penn High School
[estimated time 10-20 minutes] (back to top)Head west using either Sumneytown Pike, Morris Road or Skippack Pike. Turn right onto Valley Forge Road (route 363). North Penn H.S. is just above Sumneytown Pike on the left. Entrance to the school is marked and is just beyond the Baptist Church.
From high school: right onto Dager Road ... right onto Bethlehem Pike ... take Bethlehem Pike until it dead-ends into Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill ... left onto Germantown Avenue .Take Germantown past Spring Garden College, cross over Mt.Airy, Washington Lane, past Germantown High School, to Chelten Avenue. Turn right onto Chelten Ave, go a few block and turn left onto Wayne Ave. Go 2 or 3 blocks and turn right onto School House Lane ... school is on the left before Henry Ave.
Approximately 69 miles (1 hour 20 minutes) from the PA turnpike N.E. Lansdale entrance.
Take the PA turnpike, Northeast Extension to the Lehigh Valley exit. Take I-78 West to route 61 NORTH. Take route 61 North approximately 16 miles to Pottsville. In Pottsville, go LEFT onto Norwegian Street. A low building named "One Norwegian Plaza" is on the left and a Sunoco gas station is on the right. [note: you will be following route 209 SOUTH through town] Go 2 blocks and make a RIGHT onto Center Street. Go 1 block and make a LEFT onto Market Street. Take Market to 16th Street [look for the Pottsville Area High School "PAHS" sign pointing right]. Make a RIGHT onto 16th Street. 16th stree goes down a hill and around a winding road, then up a hill and down another hill. At the bottom of that second hill is a stop sign [you will also see a large "Martz Hall" sign on the right] make a RIGHT. Take the first RIGHT and follow the driveway to the left. Park in the large lot on the left. The pool entrance is to the left of two large roll-down doors just to the left of the "Martz Hall Complex" marquee.
Reading
(back to top) at least 1 hour 15 minutesTake the PA Turnpike WEST to exit 22 [Morgantown]. After the tollbooth, take route 176 NORTH. Stay on route 176 to route 422 WEST [caution: exits left]. Take route 422 WEST to the Reading Exit [Penn Ave.]. Follow Penn Ave over the bridge into the city of Reading to 11th Street [approx 5-6 lights]. Turn LEFT onto 11th Street [there is a park there]. At the second light turn RIGHT onto Walnut Street. Go to 13th Street [St. Joseph's Hospital in on the left] and turn LEFT. Go 2 lights; the school is on the right. The school occupies 3 blocks. The pool & gym are in the newer part. Follow the long driveway to the entrance at the back of the buildings.
Schegel Park Pool
(back to top)Take route 422 West and get off at route 222 South (the exit is on the
left side). Go down the ramp to the light and turn left and then make an
immediate right.
Follow this road to the pool.
Souderton
215-723-2808 (back to top)Take route 309 NORTH to the Souderton exit. Turn LEFT onto route 113 WEST. At the second light turn RIGHT. Go 2 blocks and turn LEFT; the school is on the left. There is a "POOL" sign over the pool entrance.
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Take route 73 (Skippack Pike) WEST past the Village of Skippack to route 113. Turn RIGHT onto route 113. Follow route 113 into Souderton. When route 113 comes to a "T" intersection turn LEFT, continuing on route 113 for approximately 1/2 mile. At the light turn LEFT onto School Lane. The school/main entrance is on your right with some available parking across the street on your left. There is a better parking lot for the pool around the back; go to the first stop sign on School Lane, turn RIGHT onto Chestnut Street and right again into the parking lot. The pool is up the stairs to the left.
Upper Merion
Crossfield Road, King of Prussia (back to top)Take DeKalb Pike (route 202) South to Henderson Road. Turn right onto Henderson. Turn left onto the first street on the left: Prince Frederick Street. Take Prince Frederick past Candlebrook Elementary School to Crossfield Road. Left onto Crossfield. It is a short distance to the school; the pool is in the gym wing.
Upper Perkiomen
215-679-5935 (back to top)
21 miles (35 minutes) from the route 202/73 intersection
Take route 73 (Skippack Pike) WEST to route 29 NORTH. Follow rout 29 north around Green Lane Reservoir and continue into Red Hill. Look for Red Hill Ford then Red Hill Florist, both on the right. Make a LEFT onto 11th Street; go to the stop sign. Turn LEFT into a small driveway about 50 feet past the stop sign. The pool is in the first building to the right. [note: if you are in Pennsbury, you've gone too far on route 29]
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Take the Northeast Turnpike Extension to the Quakertown exit. Take route 663 WEST to Pennsbury (8 miles). Take a LEFT onto route 29 SOUTH into Red Hill. Make a RIGHT onto 11th Street. Follow the above directions to the pool.
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Take route 63 WEST to the town of Sumneytown. Here the road "Y"s with route 63 going left and Garyville Road to the right (the Sumneytown Hotel is in the Y). Take Garyville Road and stay on it until past the Rhineland Inn to the stop sign. Here the road "T"s: Garyville Road goes to the right and James Road goes left. Turn LEFT onto James Road, go over a one-lane bridge. James Road becomes 6th Street in Red Hill. Go to the light at route 29 (Red Hill Ford is on the right). Turn RIGHT onto route 29 NORTH. Make a LEFT onto 11th Street. Follow the above directions to the pool. Travel time for this route is about 1 hour.
Wilson
West Lawn, PA (back to top)
45 miles (1 hour and 15 minutes) from the route 202/422 intersection.
Take US-422 West towards Pottstown for approximately 37 miles to US-222.
Take the US-222 South exit on the left towards Lancaster Avenue.
Turn left onto US-222 BR (which becomes Lancaster Pike after 2.9 miles)
to Revere Boulevard.
Turn right onto Revere Boulevard (which becoes Shillington Road after 1.4
miles) and go to Heister Boulevard.
Turn right onto Heister Boulevard (which becomes S Dwight Street after .4
miles) to Grandview Boulevard.
Turn right onto Grandview Boulevard and go about .2 miles to Wilson.
Wyoming Valley West
(back to top)
90 miles (1hour 45 minutes) from the Northeast PA Turnpike, Lansdale entrance.
Take the Northeast PA Turnpike to exit #36 (Wilkes Barre/Bear Creek). Make a LEFT onto route 115 NORTH. Route 115 North becomes 309 North and you will be heading towards Wilkes Barre. Proceed down the mountain to exit #1 (Kidder Street) which immediately becomes the Wilkes Barre/Du Pont exit. At the end of the ramp, turn RIGHT and immediately get into the left most lane. Make a LEFT at the light - you'll be starting back on route 115/309 South. Make a RIGHT onto route 81 SOUTH towards Hazelton. Take exit #44 (Nanticoke) onto route 29 NORTH (this is the South Cross Valley Expressway). Cross the Susquehanna River and immediately turn RIGHT at the first exit. You will be on route 11 NORTH toward Plymouth/Kingston. Travel 2 miles; then turn LEFT 500 yards after the Turkey Hill Minute Mart into the school. The High School is straight ahead. The pool is aat the farthest left side of the building.
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From route 81 NORTH: Follow the above directions from exit #44.
