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Driving Directions
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From Baltimore, MD: Take I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) to Exit 19 onto I-795 North (Northwest Expressway), continue to its completion. Follow signs to Westminster via Route 140 West around Westminster, and turn left exiting onto Route 31. Drive 1/4 mile (McDaniel College golf course is on your left) and turn left at the first light—onto Main St. Drive 4/10 of a mile and turn left into the first entrance to the college. Baker Memorial Chapel (#20 on map) will be on your right hand side. Click here for a detailed map of the area.

From Penn Station and Amtrak (Baltimore): Follow Charles Street north, then go left on North Ave. Proceed for about four blocks and drive over bridge. Follow signs to Interstate 83 north. Take I-83 to I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) exiting toward Pikesville. Continue to Exit 19 onto I-795 North (Northwest Expressway), continue to its completion. Follow signs to Westminster via Route 140 West around Westminster, and turn left exiting onto Route 31. Drive 1/4 mile (McDaniel College golf course is on your left) and turn left at the first light—onto Main St. Drive 4/10 of a mile and turn left into the first entrance to the college. Baker Memorial Chaopel (#20 on map) will be on your righ hnd side. Click here for a detailed map of the area.

From Washington D.C.: From the Washington Beltway (I-495), exit onto I-270 North toward Frederick, then onto Route 27 East/Damascus (Exit 16, Father Hurley Blvd). Take Route 27 North to Westminster. Turn left at the intersection of Routes 27 and Main St.(Rt. 32), and drive 1/2 mile. Bear right at the forked roadway and turn right into the second entrance to the college.  Baker Memorial Chapel (#20 on map) will be on your right hand side. Click here for a detailed map of the area.

From the North: From U.S. 15 at Gettysburg, exit onto Route 97 South. Follow 97 to Route 140 West, and follow it around Westminster. Exit left onto Route 31 and go 1/4 mile (McDaniel College golf course is on your left) and turn left at the first light—onto Main St. Drive 4/10 of a mile and turn left into the first entrance to the college.  Baker Memorial Chapel (#20 on map) will be on your right hand side. Click here for a detailed map of the area.

From New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia: Drive I-95 South to Exit 64B (I-695 West/Baltimore Beltway). Continue on I-695 to Exit 19 (Northwest Expressway), continue to its completion. Follow signs to Westminster via Route 140 West around Westminster, and turn left exiting onto Route 31. Drive 1/4 mile (McDaniel College golf course is on your left) and turn left at the first light—onto Main St. Drive 4/10 of a mile and turn left into the first entrance to the college.  Baker Memorial Chapel (#20 on map) will be on your right hand side. Click here for a detailed map of the area.
McDaniel College is located in Westminster, Maryland, on a hilltop ideally situated between the Chesapeake Bay and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Most campus windows provide panoramic views.

Just 30 miles from Baltimore's Inner Harbor and 60 miles from Washington, D.C., students here enjoy the resources of major cities, yet reside on a campus where the scenery inspires visitors to state that McDaniel College is "one of the loveliest campuses in the U.S. and convenient to everything on the East Coast." Click here for a detailed map of the are where the college is located in Westminster.
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Mileage

From Baltimore 31 miles
From Columbia, MD 36 miles
From Gettysburg, PA 24 miles
From New York 218 miles
From Northern Virginia,
Fairfax, Arlington 70 miles
From Philadelphia, PA 136 miles
 From Washington, D.C. 56 miles
From Wilmington, DE 100 miles

Both Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland are served by major airlines and Amtrak. Westminster is a short drive from both cities.