Driving from Raleigh to Jacksonville
- Take I-40 East to exit 373
- At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Hwy 903
- Go to the third traffic light (5.4 miles) and turn right onto Hwy 24 East
- After 20 miles, Hwy 24 East will merge with Hwy 258
- After 13.5 miles, Hwy 24 East and Hwy 258 will split. Stay on Hwy 24 East
- Drive about 6 miles on Hwy 24 East (KIA/MIA/POW freeway)
- Carefully follow Hwy 24 East through tricky intersection with a 3 way fork (Hwy 24 is the middle fork).
- After the fork turn left on the second traffic light (Western Blvd)
- Cross Hwy 17
- Pass Cracker Barrel, and then pass Geoffrey’s Toy Store (Note: Geoffrey’s has been bought by Toys-R-Us and may soon change the sign)
- Turn right at the toy store (Gateway South)
- At the first stop sign turn right (Commons Drive S.)
- Jacksonville Commons Middle School is less than 0.5 miles on the right.
Allow 3 hours driving time from the East Triangle Church building.