Conference Venue
Address and locator map to NOAA
Auditorium and Science Center,
Silver Spring, MD
NOAA Auditorium and Science Center,
1301 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Location Map
Directions to NOAA Auditorium and
Science Center:
1301 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
Maryland
West of and adjacent to the Silver Spring Metro Station
[30 minutes from downtown Washington, DC on the MetroRail Red Line]
Walking Directions From MetroRail Station:
- Exit Silver Spring MetroRail
Station
- Turn left and walk under
the MetroRail tracks to the first corner, East-West
Highway
- Turn left (south) on
East-West Highway and walk to the top of the hill,
passing two separate entrances to public parking garages
- Turn left into the plaza
at the information kiosk on the sidewalk that is marked
with the street address # 1305
- The building to the
left is 1305, and the NOAA Auditorium and Science Center
is at 1301, straight ahead at the rear of the plaza
Driving Directions from the Capital Beltway:
- Exit the Washington Capital Beltway (I495) on Exit #30 Colesville Road SOUTH. Follow Colesville Road PAST the intersection of and Georgia Avenue. (ie- stay on Colesville Road (Straight) where route 29 goes left and follows Georgia Avenue.
- Then, take a left onto East-West Highway. The best two parking garages are on the left BUT MAY BE FULL IF YOU ARE ARRIAVING LATE. See the link to Silver Spring parking below.
- Once you have parked, the NOAA Auditorium and Science Center is past these two parking garages and is marked with the street address #1305 at the rear of the plaza with a large fountain.
- The entrance to the NOAA Auditorium and Science Center is directly behind this fountain.
Parking Information Map
Use the above link to see an information map on parking near the NOAA Auditorium and
Science
Center
. Click Parking Garage (green) #58…this is the main NOAA parking garage closest to the GeoTech Conference. Keep in mind that it FILLS UP EARLY! Other parking options are included on this map.