Our Current Meeting Place


Following are text directions for those who need them.
After that are map diagrams.

Trinity United Methodist Church (UMC)
1205 Dolley Madison Boulevard
McLean, VA 22101-3019

Note that our meeting location (in the new part of the building) is handicap-accessible. There are ramps on the outside of the building to get to the entrance, and an elevator inside the building to go down to the floor where our meeting room is located.

By auto, from I-495 Beltway Outer Loop (Southbound):
  • Take exit 44 onto Georgetown Pike (Route 193) east.
  • Go about 2.5 miles
  • Turn right onto Dolley Madison Blvd (Route 123) South (toward the west)
  • Go about 0.25 miles
  • After the 3rd street on the left, look for the church parking lot.
  • Turn left into the church parking lot. As you enter this lot, the new building will be immediately in front of you. You can park your car in the parking lot to the right or in the one to the left or in the one around back. The entrance we use is shown on the picture below. Go through the door, towards the left, down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, the classroom we are using is on the left.
By auto, from I-495 Beltway Inner Loop (Northbound) and alternate exit from Beltway Outer Loop (Southbound):
  • Take exit 46B onto Dolley Madison Blvd (Route 123) North (toward the east).
  • Go about 2.25 miles
  • As you travel east on Route 123, just past Buchannon Street, turn right into the church parking lot. As you enter this lot, the new building will be immediately in front of you. You can park your car in the parking lot to the right or in the one to the left or in the one around back. The entrance we use is shown on the picture below. Go through the door, towards the left, down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, the classroom we are using is on the left.
By auto, from I-495 Beltway Outer Loop (Southbound): This may be easier because it bypasses much of the construction on Route 123 in Tysons.
  • Take exit 45B for the Dulles Access Road headed inside the Beltway.
  • Immediately get off at Route 123 going North (east), taking exit 19B (the second exit)
  • As you travel east on Route 123, just past Buchannon Street, turn right into the church parking lot. As you enter this lot, the new building will be immediately in front of you. You can park your car in the parking lot to the right or in the one to the left or in the one around back. The entrance we use is shown on the picture below. Go through the door, towards the left, down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, the classroom we are using is on the left.

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Fine Detail:

Trinity UMC location detail

To use the back entrance: As you travel east on Route 123, turn right onto Buchannon Street, then turn left into the church parking lot. As you enter this lot, the new building will be immediately to your left. You can park your car in this rear parking lot. The back entrance we use is shown on the picture above. Go down the outside stairs and go through the door (which is on your right). When inside, the classroom we are using is on the right.
To use the front entrance: As you travel east on Route 123, just past Buchannon Street, turn right into the church parking lot. As you enter this lot, the newer building will be immediately in front of you. You can park your car in the parking lot to the right or in the one to the left. The front entrance that we use is shown on the picture above. Go through the door on the right. Inside the door, go towards the left, and down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, the classroom we are using is on the left.

Overview:

Trinity UMC location map


After our meetings, some of us travel to a nearby restaurant for an inexpensive lunch meal. Local restaurants include (all phone numbers in 703 area code):

Those whose lunch menu items are less than $12 include:
  • Asian Corner (pan-Asian, with sushi bar) — 790-1910
  • Boss Hog BBQ [limited seating]
  • Boston Market — 848-9700
  • Café Tatti [limited seating]
  • Chicken Out Rotisserie — 917-8646
  • Eat Good Chicken Out Rotis (much larger than usual for this chain)
  • House of Fortune (Chinese) — 821-3779
  • McLean Family Restaurant (including Greek) — 356-9883
  • McLean Pizza [limited seating]
  • Moby Dick House of Kebob (carry out with tables) — 448-8448
  • PaSa-Thai (Thai) — 442-0090/93
  • Peking Imperial
  • Pulcinella (Italian) — 893-7777
  • Rocco's Italian Restaurant — 821-3736
    Possible pricey ones include:
  • Café Oggi
  • Café Taj (Indian buffet) — 827-0444
  • Capri
  • Kazan
  • Le Mistral
  • Tachibana

RUG members have eaten more frequently at the one(s) in bold above. Those labeled "limited seating" may hold a group of 10 or fewer of us.