From WEST (via Chicago)

• I-65 towards Indianapolis, IN

• I-70 to Columbus, OH

• 3 and 1/2 hours on Ohio State Route 33 to Spencer, WV.

• From Spencer to the Catholic Worker Retreat House is about another 15 minutes.

• At the third stoplight in Spencer, in front of Wendy's, take a right onto Route 119.

• Go about 2  miles down Rt. 119 (Charleston Rd.) and take a Right onto Lick Fork Rd.

• Go 4.2 miles down Lick Fork to a bright yellow mailbox (marked with address 1998).  The large log home with a red roof is set off on the left hand side down a long driveway.

(Approximate time from Chicago to Spencer, WV: 10 hrs.)
 
Alternate mostly-Interstate Route:

Chicago to Cleveland on I-80/90 ( toll road)
South on I-77 to Ripley,  WV, Exit 138
From Ripley, go east on Route 33 for about 20 miles into Spencer….
(an approximate time of 10 hours)
 

From EAST (via Philadelphia)

• Take I-76 to Harrisburg

• Jump on I-81 South to Hagerstown, MD.

• From there, go on to I-68 to Morgantown, WV.

• Turn onto I-79 South towards Charleston, WV.

• Get off at mile-Exit 25 (Route 119) and

• Go NORTH for about 24 miles.

• Just past Roane County High School, turn left onto Lick Fork Rd.

• Go 4.2 miles to the bright yellow mailbox (marked with address 1998).  The large log home with a red roof is set off on the left hand side down a long driveway. 

(Approximate time from Hagerstown, MD to Spencer is 4-1/2 hrs.)

"They Come from    Near and Far"

Groups and their      approximate travel times

Santa Clara University, '06, '07, '08                      Santa Clara, CA                  7 hours flying time

Seattle University '03, '04                                       Seattle, WA                          5 hours flying time

St. Theresa Liseux Youth Group  '08                     Billerica, MA                        16 hours

University of St. Thomas  '03                                 St. Paul, MN                         15 hours/ 900 miles

Creighton, University '08                                        Omaha, NE                           14 hours

St. Norbert College  '04, '05                                   DePere, WI                          12.5 hours/ 710 miles

Loras College  '04                                                   Dubuque, IA                         12 hours/ 700 miles

Marquette University '03                                         Milwaukee, WI                      10.5 hours/ 595 miles

Ithaca College  '04                                                   Ithaca, NY                              9  hours/ 500 miles

St. Xavier University, '03                                        Chicago, IL                            9 hours/ 400 miles

St. Louis University, ACO  '04, '05, '06                 St. Louis, MO                        9 hours/ 560 miles

Washington University '04                                      St. Louis, MO                        9 hours/ 560 miles

St. Peter’s College  '06                                          Jersey City, NJ                      8.5 hours / 515 miles

University of Buffalo, Newman Center '04            Buffalo, NY                             7 hours/ 430 miles

DeSales University '03                                           Center Valley, PA                 7 hours/ 440 miles

Mercy College '05                                                   Toledo, OH                            6 hours/ 350 miles

Xavier University  '05, '06 ,'07, '08                        Cincinnati, OH                       4.5 hours/ 215 miles

University of Cincinnati '06, '07, '08                      Cincinnati, OH                       4.5 hours/ 215 miles

Ohio Dominican University   '05                            Columbus, OH                       3.5 hours/ 160 miles

St. Monica's Church '05, '06, '07, 08                     Lubeck, WV                          2 hours

Charelston Catholic  '05, '07                                  Charleston, WV                    1.2 hours/ 60 miles

St. Agnes Catholic School  '04                              Charleston, WV                    1.2 hours/ 65 miles

Prince of Peace Church  '05, '07                           Grantsville, WV                     1 hour

Holy Redeemer Church '03, '04, '05, 06, '07, '08 Spencer, WV                        20 minutes