Organized Launches

Clubs

Local/Regional Clubs

Philly Area

Philadelphia Area Rocketry Association (PARA) [NAR 520]

• Nominally first Saturday of each month, will postpone as necessary
  • Setup @ 9:30am
• Launches from Hallowell Farm in Ottsville, PA
  • Near Quakertown, ~1hr from Roxborough

Southern Pennsylvania Area Association of Rocketry (SPAAR) [NAR 503]

• Multiple launch sites
  • Manor Middle School
  • Fort Halifax Park, about 2 hours from Roxborough
    • 570 N 2nd st, Halifax PA 17032
• Launches from Barley Farm or Manor Middle School in Lancaster, PA

NJ

Central New Jersey Area Rocketry Society (CENJARS) [NAR 698]

• Nominally first Sunday of each month, will postpone as necessary
  • Setup @ 12:30pm
• Launches from Wall High School Athletic Field Complex
  • 2836 18th Ave, Wall Township, NJ
  • About 70 minutes from Roxborough

South Jersey Area Rocketry Society (SOJARS) [NAR 593]

Garden State Spacemodeling Society [NAR 439]

• Nominally third or fourth Saturday of each month
• Launches from North Branch Park
  • 355 Milltown Rd, Bridgewater Township, NJ 08807
  • About 100 minutes from Roxborough

Bridgeton Area Rocket Club (BARC) [NAR 775]

• Inactive? Website is not updated since spring 2021

Radical Rocketeers [NAR 712]

• Inactive? Website is not updated since summer 2021

MD/DC Area

NARHAMS [NAR 139]

• Nominally the third Saturday of every month
• Launches from Old National Pike Park, Mt Airy, MD
  • About 2.75 hours from Roxborough

NY

METRA

• Launches from 41.3371, -74.4849
  • About 3 hours from Roxborough

Connecticut

CATO [NAR 581]

• Nominally the third Saturday of every month
• Launches at White's Field, 24 Town House Rd, Durham, CT 06422
  • About 3.5--4 hours from Roxborough

Virginia

Northern Virginia Association of Rocketry (NOVAARS) [NAR 205]

• Schedule variable
• Launches from Great Meadow events center in The Plains, VA
  • About 4 hours from Roxborough

Seattle Area

Washington Aerospace [NAR 578]

Boeing Employees Model Rocketry Club [NAR 627]

Puget Sound Rocketry Club [NAR 763]

Blue Mountain Rocketeers [NAR 615]

Field Sizes

NAR recommended minimum field sizes:

NAR safety code:

NFPA 1122: 4.91. For a circular area, the minimum launch site dimension shall be the diameter, and for a rectangular area it shall be the shortest dimension.

• 4.9.4 As an alternative to the minimum launch site dimensions of Table 4.9, the size of the launch site shall meet one of the following criteria:
  • (1) It shall be not less than one-half the maximum altitude as stated by the manufacturer for the model rocket and motor(s) combination being flown.
  • (2) It shall be of a size approved by the authority having jurisdiction based on flight demonstration or data required to substantiate the anticipated altitude.

Potential Fields

• McDevitt, roughly 300ft x 300ft
• Edgely Field #3, 1000ft x 1000ft
• Edgely Ultimate Fields, 300ft x 800ft
• Chamounix Field, 350ft x 350ft
• Mt Pleasant 500x900
• Hagey's Field, on Cathedral, 300ft min
• Al Pearlman Sports Complex, Port Royal, 300ft min but much larger space w/ some obstacles
• Germantown Friends soccer/baseball field, adjacent to track, on School House just south of Wissahickon; 300ft min
• Penn Charter extra field adjacent north to main soccer/baseball field; 250ft min
• Penn Charter soccer/baseball @ School House & Foxx (north of Henry): 400ft min
• Jefferson Alumni Field, north of Gallagher Athletic Center off Henry just east of the bridge; 300ft min
• Jefferson Ravenhill Field off Mott Circle on School House (south of Henry): 200ft min
• Germantown Cricket Club at Hansberry & Laurens, just north of Wissahickon and east of Queen Ln; 400ft min
• Colonial Elementary School, in Plymouth Meeting, 800ft min
• Willow Grove Academy, 400ft min
• Pachella Field, 400ftmin
• Arrow Athletic Field, Walnut Ln & Henry, 200ft min