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The PSU Swift effort is located at:

Swift Explorer Project
Penn State Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics
2582 Gateway Drive
State College, PA 16801
(Mail delivered to the department's on-campus address will still reach us.)

 

Maps: Yahoo | MapQuest | Closeup Map

Driving Directions:

  • From University Park Airport (airport code SCE)
    Turn left on exiting from the airport. Continue straight ahead at the stop sign, then turn right at the next stop light (at the football stadium) onto Park Ave. Drive past the campus to Atherton Street (four lane road) and turn left. Turn right at the third stop light onto College Ave (PA 26). Hwy 26 makes a broad 90 degree left curve west of State College, with the MuRata plant on the inside of the curve. Turn left at the first stop light. This is Bristol Ave. Take the first left turn onto Park Center Blvd. Take the first left (again) onto Gateway Dr. We are in the 1st building on the right.
  • Click for directions from Baltimore/Washington to State College.
    On reaching Boalsburg, PA, exit onto Business 322, then turn left at the second stop light on PA 45. When you come to a T-intersection, turn right onto PA 26. Turn right at the second stop light (Bristol Ave.), then the first left turn onto Park Center Blvd. Take the first left (again) onto Gateway Dr. We are in the 1st building on the right.
  • Click for directions from New York City to State College.
    Stay on Highway 26 all the way through downtown State College. Hwy 26 makes a broad 90 degree left curve west of State College, with the MuRata plant on the inside of the curve. Turn left at the first stop light after the curve onto Bristol Ave., then the first left turn onto Park Center Blvd. Take the first left (again) onto Gateway Dr. We are in the 1st building on the right.
  • Click for directions from Philly to State College.
    Once you get near State College, follow the directions given above for Baltimore/Washington.
  • Click for directions from Pittsburgh to State College.
    On reaching State College, take the Atherton Street exit (Business 322). Turn right at the first stop light (Valley Vista Drive). Continue straight at the four-way stop (the road jogs slightly to the right here). At the stop light, turn right onto PA 26. Turn left at the next stop light onto Bristol Ave., then the first left turn onto Park Center Blvd. Take the first left (again) onto Gateway Dr. We are in the 1st building on the right.
  • Click for directions from Cleveland to State College.
    Once in State College, follow the directions given above for New York City.
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