How to get to Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center

 

 

   

 

 

 

  

GPS: 37.513113, -90.767203

           +37° 30' 47.21", -90° 46' 1.93"

 

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Be sure to check the written directions below for helpful signposts to follow, especially when you get close to the Center.

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By air

 

Fly in to us via the St. Louis, Missouri (Lambert Field, STL).

From St Louis Airport:

You may then rent a car to drive down about 2 hours.
If you rent the car from Enterprise, you can return the car in Farmington 25 miles from the center. But if you rent the car from Budget or other, you will have to drive almost 2 hrs away to return the car. If renting a car to come in, it is best to plan to keep the car parked at the center during your stay and return it to the airport office to save money. We recommend shuttle service to Farmington and center personnel picking you up.

(Google directions below)

2.Turn left at Lambert Int'l Blvd  0.1 mi

3.Take the I-70 W ramp to Rental Car Return/Garage Parking/Main Terminal 472 ft

4.Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-70 W and merge onto I-70 W 3.6 mi

5.Take exit 232 to merge onto I-270 S toward Memphis 19.9 mi

6.Take exit 1B-A to merge onto I-55 S toward Memphis 22.5 mi

7.Take exit 174B to merge onto US-67 S toward Park Hills/Bonne Terre 35.6 mi to Farmington, at the  221 exit.

Continue as in: From the North / St. Louis, MO , below

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There is like most airport limousine service providing a white van shuttle available from the St. Louis airport down to Farmington, which is about 30 minutes driving time from the Center.  Contact the OZARK SHUTTLE (Phone: 573-756-5470) directly for current information on it.

Recent shuttle schedule(Sep-07):

     Leaves St. Louis airport at 1:45 pm arrives Farmington about 2 hours later.
     Leaves Farmington 9:00 am, arrives St Louis airport about 2 hours later.

     Cost: As of October 1^, 2007, the price was $30 per person, one way.

From Farmington:

Let the center know in advance when you are due to arrive. Someone will come over to pick you up from the terminal and give you a ride to the center.

Or, you can rent a car in Farmington for your visit if you like. Enterprise has an office there and the car can be returned before you return to the airport.

The number for the Enterprise Office is 573-546-1214. If you wish to call and talk to a person the best chance is to call between 10:30am-12:30pm and 8:30-9:30pm, Central Time.

By car

Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center and Jeta’s Grove is located about 100 miles South and West of St. Louis, Missouri . We are located about 13 miles South of Ironton, Missouri on Double A highway (AA). This is now an excellent hardtop county road in a forest area of the Federal parkland preserve leading up to the Taum Sauk Reservoir and Power Pump Storage Station. The pump station is closed at this time for major repairs which will take about 3 yrs minimum to complete. This road has fresh white guidelines on it and a double yellow lane on it for safe driving through the forest.

From the North / St. Louis, MO

• [The directions will keep changing until the road constructions get completed.]
• Take Rt. 67 south to Farmington
• In Farmington: Get off at the "221" (W. Columbia St.) exit, (as you go up the exit ramp there IS a BROWN SIGN noting ARCADIA VALLEY with an arrow to turn right)Turn right at end of the ramp onto route W west [now also called 221]  for 7.1 miles away from town.
• You will see a left turn with a sign for Pilot Knob This is  "V".  There is no stop sign. [ NOTE: at this time THIS ROAD IS "N" DETOUR. ]Take it for 8.7 miles to Pilot Knob and a stop sign.
• When you enter Pilot Knob you will come to the first STOP SIGN where you Turn Left and go .3mi to  the second STOP sign and turn LEFT. This is Route 21.(Veterans Memorial Highway)
• On Rt. 21 go 2.2 miles to Home St.
• Follow Route 21 on past Ironton and Arcadia which will be on the right side of the highway and you will be going towards Lesterville and Annapolis. (This will become Rt 21/72.)
• You will come to the Arcadia Sporting Goods store on your right side at the intersection of Home St. and Rt. 21. Continue past for another  8.4 miles and look for a sign on the right side that says [ Pump Storage Station/ CLOSED INDEFINITELY ]. The very next road on the right is “AA”.
• Turn right onto "AA"
• Now follow this road for 5 miles on the hardtop road which may change into being CR 205, but I don’t think there is any sign for this. Stay on the new road surface, do not go off onto any gravel roads. 
• There will be a WHITE MAILBOX the number 100 on it and a small Buddhist Wheel on the right side of the road.
• The Center's driveway in on the left opposite the mailbox. You drive down off the road only a short distance in past a lawn on the left to an area compound of little buildings. There is a little old brown house with two Tigers painted on the end of it, a small cottage shed facing you which is the office, and a longer building on the right which is the monk’s quarters.
• CONGRATULATIONS !  YOU ARE HERE.

From the East / Cape Girardeau:

• Take Rt. 67 south to Farmington
• You can also reach us from Cape Girardeau, MO to the East of us via Route 72 towards Fredericktown and Ironton.
• Coming that way, you continue through Fredericktown, cross over Rt. 67, and continue on Rte. 72 to Ironton. This is quite a ways.
• At Ironton, the road eventually curves down like on a clover leaf to a stop.
• You turn right onto Home St. at that point.
• Follow Home St. one block to a “T” at Route 21/49. At that point you turn right onto Rte 21
• You are now at the “Arcadia Sporting Goods Store”  on your right side at the intersection of Home St. and Rt. 21. Turn right onto 21 and continue on for about 8.5 miles out of town.  Look for a sign on the right side that says [ Pump Storage Station/ CLOSED INDEFINITELY ]. The very next road on the right is “AA”.
• Turn right onto "AA"
• Now follow this road for 5 miles on the hardtop road which may change into being CR 205, but I don’t think there is any sign for this. Stay on the new road surface, do not go off onto any gravel roads. 
• There will be a WHITE MAILBOX the number 100 on it and a small Buddhist Wheel on the right side of the road.
• The Center's driveway in on the left opposite the mailbox. You drive down off the road only a short distance in past a lawn on the left to an area compound of little buildings. There is a little old brown house with two Tigers painted on the end of it, a small cottage shed facing you which is the office, and a longer building on the right which is the monk’s quarters.
  
   
• CONGRATULATIONS !  YOU ARE HERE.

From the South side coming up to us:

• From Rt. 60 come on over into Centerville, MO.
• Continue on Rt.21 towards Lesterville, MO.
• You will pass through Lesterville, a very tiny little place.
• As you pass through it, you will cross a bridge over the black river. You will see the Log Cabin Inn on the left and Lenny's store will be on the right side. JUST past this you will see a brown sign for Taum Sauk Lake on the left.
• Turn left onto "U"  just past that sign.
• Follow “U” for about 7 miles. You will be driving on older hardtop road at first with a line in the middle on it, and then with no line as you pass over into state forest lands.  
• Along this way you will come to a low water bridge crossing. Usually this is dry. Go over this low water dip.
• Just past this, you must bear to the right and continue onto the new hardtop road and this will have excellent white safety lines on the sides and a double yellow line in the middle.
• About 3 miles down this road, You will come to the WHITE MAILBOX with the number 100 on it and a small Buddhist Wheel beside the number on your left.
• CAUTION: From this direction, the driveway, which is directly opposite the mailbox, is like a hairpin U-turn ! So, please be careful. You will need to pull way to the left to be able to make the turn into our driveway by making this U-turn. TAKE EXTREME CAUTION IF doing this during the day ! There are many large trucks going along this road at this time because of the pump station repairs going on.
• The driveway is opposite the mailbox and goes down into a long flat green lawn area with some trees on your left to a little brown house with two Tigers painted on the end of it, a small cottage shed facing you with a covered porch and a longer building on the right is the monk’s quarters.
  
   
• CONGRATULATIONS !  YOU ARE HERE.

From the West / Joplin area of Missouri:

• Come on East on I-44 approximately 154 miles.
• Take exit #169 for MO- “J”
• Turn Right at MO-“J”  and go 8.1 miles
• Turn left onto MO-“M”  and go 11.4 miles.
• Turn Right at US-63 for 0.8 miles.
• Turn Left at Broadway St/MO-“H” and follow for 7.8 miles.
• Turn Right  at MO-“C”  and go 420 ft.  
• Turn Left at MO-“H” and go 11.4 miles.
• Turn Right on MO-“72” and go 0.2 miles.
• Turn Left at MO-32/MO-72  and continue to follow MO-32 for 33.7 miles.
• Turn Right  at MO-49 for 14.6 miles.
• Turn Left at MO-49 and go 9.6 miles passing through Centerville and through Lesterville.
• Turn Left at MO-“U”
• Follow “U” for about 7 miles. You will be driving on older hardtop road at first with a line in the middle on it, and then with no line as you pass over into state forest lands.  
• Along this way you will come to a low water bridge crossing. Usually this is dry. Go over this low water dip.
• Just past this, you must bear to the right and continue onto the new hardtop road and this will have excellent white safety lines on the sides and a double yellow line in the middle.
• About 3 miles down this road, You will come to the WHITE MAILBOX with the number 100 on it and a small Buddhist Wheel beside the number on your left.
• CAUTION: From this direction, the driveway, which is directly opposite the mailbox, is like a hairpin U-turn ! So, please be careful. You will need to pull way to the left to be able to make the turn into our driveway by making this U-turn. TAKE EXTREME CAUTION IF doing this during the day ! There are many large trucks going along this road at this time because of the pump station repairs going on.
• The driveway is opposite the mailbox and goes down into a long flat green lawn area with some trees on your left to a little brown house with two Tigers painted on the end of it, a small cottage shed facing you with a covered porch and a longer building on the right is the monk’s quarters.
  
   
• CONGRATULATIONS !  YOU ARE HERE.

Last edited: 02-Nov-07