Silver Spring is located on the northern edge of DC, about 10
miles from the downtown area.
Home of NOAA Headquarters since 1993, the NOAA Silver Spring
Metro Center (SSMC) consists of four buildings which house more
than 4,700 NOAA workers. There is also a NOAA Science Center and
Auditorium.
- from Interstate 495 (Beltway):
If coming from Dulles International Airport, Virginia:
1) Follow Dulles Toll Road towards Washington, D.C. to Route
495 North
2) Follow 495 North to Maryland, then East towards Silver Spring
and Baltimore.
3) Take Exit 31, Georgia Avenue (south).
4) South on Georgia Avenue for approximately 1 mile.
5) Right (west) onto Colesville Road (Route 29).
6) Proceed 3 blocks to East-West Highway (next big intersection).
7) Get into Left lane, left (south) onto East-West Highway.
8) Proceed up the hill past Building #2 until you reach the large
sculpture in front of Building #3 - water
fountain with a hand holding birds.
9) Public parking is available under Building #3. The meters only except coins and we suggest parking in the 9-hr spaces, if available, as the 3-hour spaces are enforced.
10) Proceed to entrance of Building #3.
11) Take any elevator to First Floor.
12) Sign in with Security using a valid photo ID.
13) Use the next set of elevators to take you to the 3rd Floor.
14) Follow the signs to ARL Headquarters.
- Via car from Baltimore-Washington International Airport
(BWI):
1) Take Baltimore-Washington Expressway (Route 295) south towards
Interstate 495 (Beltway).
2) Follow 495 North, then West towards Silver Spring and Rockville.
3) Take Exit 30-B, Colesville Road (Route 29 south).
4) South on Colesville Road for approximately 2 miles.
5) Get into left lane, turn left (south) onto East-West Highway.
6) Proceed up the hill past Building #2 until you reach the large
sculpture in front of Building #3 - water fountain with a hand
holding birds.
7) Public parking is available under Building #3. The meters only except coins and we suggest parking in the 9-hr spaces, if available, as the 3-hour spaces are enforced.
8) Proceed to entrance of Building #3.
9) Take any elevator to First Floor.
10) Sign in with Security using a valid photo ID.
11) Use the next set of elevators to take you to the 3rd Floor.
12) Follow the signs to ARL Headquarters.
1) Take (or transfer to) the Red Line headed towards Wheaton/Glenmont
2) Exit the system at the "Silver Spring" Metro station
3) The Silver Spring station is literally next door to the NOAA Silver
Spring campus. Take the escalator marked "Colesville Road" and proceed
west via the underpass that runs beneath the Metro train tracks.
4) Proceed via the plaza between Building #1 and Building #2 to the
sidewalk.
5) Proceed up the hill past Building #2 until you reach the large
sculpture in front of Building #3 - water fountain with a hand holding
birds.
6) Take any elevator to First Floor.
7) Sign in with Security using a valid photo ID.
8) Use the next set of elevators to take you to the 3rd Floor.
9) Follow the signs to ARL Headquarters.
Metro Information
There are three airports that service the Washington, D.C. area:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which is immediately south
of and adjacent to downtown Washington; Baltimore-Washington International
(BWI), 20-25 miles north of Washington near Baltimore, Maryland;
and Dulles Airport, 25-30 miles west of Washington in Reston, Virginia.
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