Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church 3215 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, Maryland Phone: (301) 937-3666 Fax: (301) 937-3667 E-Mail: churchadmin@pbuuc.org
From I-95: Take Exit 29B West on Powder Mill Road (MD 212), toward "Calverton." Proceed on Powder Mill for one-and-a-half miles through three traffic lights (the last of which is at Cherry Hill). As you begin to go downhill, watch for the brown church sign on the left, immediately after which is the driveway. NOTE: If you go to the light where Riggs Road (MD 212) veers to the left and Powder Mill to the right, you have driven too far.
From the Capital Beltway (I-495): Take Exit 28A North on New Hampshire Avenue. Stay in the right lane, and just past the shopping center turn right onto Powder Mill Road (at the light). Go one mile, bearing left at the next traffic light, and proceed down and then up hill. Look for the brown church sign on the right and turn into the parking lot immediately in front of the sign. NOTE: If you hit the big intersection of Powder Mill Road and Cherry Hill Road, you've gone too far.
From Washington, DC: Take Riggs Road north until it turns into Powder Mill Road. Go one mile more and look for the brown church sign on the right. Turn into the parking lot immediately in front of the sign. NOTE:If you hit the big intersection of Powder Mill Road and Cherry Hill Road, you've gone too far.
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Take the Metro (click here for map) to either Fort Totten (located on both the Red and Green Lines) or Prince George's Plaza (located on the Green Line). Transfer to the R2 Metrobus heading towards Calverton. When the bus passes the U.S. Army Lab (located at the intersection of Floral Drive and Powder Mill Road), start looking for the Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church sign on the right hand side of the road. There is a bus stop located near PBUUC.
If you need to come to PBUUC during the week (Monday-Friday), you will also have the option of transferring to the R7 and R5 Metrobuses as well as the R2. (You can transfer to all buses from either the Fort Totten or Prince George's Plaza Metro stops.) For more information on the schedules for these buses, you can do one of the following:
Image courtesy of WMATA.
Warning: some of these files are large enough to be really slow on dial-up
Area around Paint Branch (PDF, 22OK)
Close up of Paint Branch (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Extreme Closeup of Paint Branch (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Area map -- this map shows all the major roads near PBUUC and will give you the general lay of the land. (PDF, 296K)
Local map -- this map shows the immediate area of PBUUC; our parkiing lot is right off Powder Mill Road; the end of Bournedale Dr. is where we have a playground and the far end of the Religious Exploration building. (PDF, 180K)
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