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Key to understanding what to look for involves learning the great circle route of the ISS. On Monday, the ISS will pass over the western tip of Lake Superior, over Detroit, and then over Wallops Island on a path headed SE out to sea. IOW the rocket must chase the ISS. That says most north of Delaware may not see too much and would have to watch mostly just east of south to see anything. Virginia coast should get a best view.
With each day delay, the trajectory moves even farther south. For example another two day delay means it must chase it when ISS passes over S Carolina (even farther south) and goes SE out to sea.
However a launch at 5 PM EST on 29 Oct would chase an ISS passing over CT. The more Eastern trajectory might be observable from the Jersey shore and Long Island. And maybe low in the sky from Philadelphia. Depends on how direct (vertical) that Orbital Science rocket must rise up.
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