Directions
Located southeast of Bishop, the Owens Valley Radio Observatory is 6 miles from the town of Big Pine. The only public access road to OVRO is via Highway 168, which begins at the northern end of Big Pine, by a large pine tree. Turn east onto Highway 168. After approximately 2 miles you will cross the Owens River Bridge. 1/4 mile past the bridge, turn left on a paved road, Leighton Lane.
The OVRO site
| Buildings | |
|---|---|
| B1 | Housing and workshops (Buildings 1-10) |
| 12+13 | Mayer Control Building |
| Telescope sites | |
|---|---|
| T1 | Solar Array |
| T2 | DSA-10 |
| T3 | DSA-110, COMAP, SPRITE, & EHT |
| T4 | LWA |
| T5 | 40m Telescope |
Housing and Workshop Area
| Housing | |
|---|---|
| 4 | Dormitory |
| 9 | Cottage |
| 10 | Kitchen, library, offices |
| Engineering | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Auto shop |
| 2 | Carport |
| 3 | Old welding shop |
| 5 | Machine shop |
| 6 | Welding shop |
| 7 | "New" engineering building |
| 8 | Engineering building |
| Parking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Parking | |||