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VISITING COMPANY SEVEN
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“Refractor Row” at Company Seven. Just part of what awaits those making the pilgrimage to our showroom, near Washington, D.C. That big Apo is an Astro-Physics 206 f/7.9 EDF with Astro-Physics 90mm f/5 “Stowaway” finder, Vixen 90mm f/8 Fluorite Apo guidescope, all on a 1600GTO mount. Other great instruments include: TEC APO180FL f/7 telescope atop 900GTO mount with Particle Wave Monolith tripod, Astro-Physics 160mm EDF f7.5 Apo on 1150GTO mount with Particle Wave Pinnacle tripod, Astro-Physics 140mm EDF f/7.5 on 1100GTO mount and pier, piggybacked atop the 140mm EDF is a rare (one of Apprx. 23 made) Nikon 300mm T2.2 (300mm f/2 EDIF) lens, TEC APO140FL 140mm f/7.5 Apo on an Astro-Physics 600E mount with tripod, 130mm GTX f/6.3 Astro-Physics 'Gran Turismo' with Mach2GTO mount on 'Eagle Pier', Astro-Physics 105mm EDT f/6 “Traveler” on 400QMD mount. Astro-Physics 130mm f/8 EDT on 400SMD mount and tripod, Astro-Physics 105mm EDT f/6 “Traveler” on 400GTO mount. The beautiful brass telescope is a TeleVue “Renaissance” Apo on their Gibraltar wood and brass field tripod. To the left are Carl Zeiss 20-50x Vario 80mm “Aspectem” and 12-20-40x 80mm “Asembi” turret binocular telescopes. Not yet returned to display are Astro-Physics 92mm f/7 “Stowaway” telescope. PS: the ceiling is 9-½ feet tall! Click on image to see enlarged view (529,531 bytes). Website Note: Company Seven was among the first in our industry to go on-line with company7.com. Our site does still host many informative articles intended to inform and amuse customers and fellows of like mind in our community. Unfortunately, we have encountered rampant plagiarism and copyright violations of our content. E-Tailers (including Astronomics, Anacortes, Astronomy Shoppe, B&H Photo, Optics4Birding, Woodland Hills Camera, astronomy forums and others) misappropriated our original copyrighted content to build their web sites. So Company Seven was in effect helping to destroy specialist companies such as ours. This realization discouraged us, so we have pretty much slowed or discontinued altogether providing advice online or updating the consumer products sections our web site. Instead, we prefer to speak with customers one at a time by phone, or meet at our showroom, or communicate by E-Mail as time permits.
Location: Company Seven's is among the last remaining and most enduring astronomical instruments-oriented specialty showrooms in the Americas. Our showroom is located at 14300 Cherry Lane Court in Laurel, Maryland 20707. The showroom is situated almost halfway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, nearby the east west spanning Maryland Route 198, and Maryland Route 200 (Intercounty Connector), and bracketed between the north south arteries Interstate 95 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295):
Click on the map if you wish to interact with Google Map features or to see an enlarged view, that will open in a new browser window.
Regional Airports:
Private aircraft: Suburban Airport (KW18), Laurel, MD (longest Runway 2,324 ft.) (CLOSED 2017)
Train / Rail Services:
AMTRAK Train from New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, etc.:
Washington, D.C Metro (Subway): You may hire a taxi or hail ridesharing at the Metro station then ride to our showroom (about 12 miles). To view a map of the current Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority Metrorail system click here. Or, to download a color map in Adobe ".pdf" format suitable for printing click here.
MARC Commuter Train from Baltimore, MD:
Right: Laurel Station, 22 Main St. Laurel, Md. 20707. Open Monday to Friday between 5:00 am to 9:00 pm Laurel Station is a historic passenger rail station built in 1884. It is on the MARC Camden Line in Laurel, Maryland, between Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore's Camden Station.
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Travel by automobile: You will be best served if you travel here by private automobile or from your point of arrival by rental car, ridesharing, or by Taxi. There are not many Taxi companies serving our area however over the recent years several ridesharing companies have come up that provide good service to get around locally. If you do rent a car and are not familiar with this region, then you should request a car equipped with a GPS navigation system.
If you drive in the region then we advise you tune WTOP
If you have a Global Positioning System (GPS) then enter our street address (above) or:
Longitude West 076 Degrees, 51 Minutes, 38.2 Seconds
Accommodations:
The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Laurel was formerly the Holiday Inn Hotel West Laurel when it completed a four million dollar renovation in September 2005 after being acquired from the former operator Best Western. It was later acquired by Double Tree of Hilton. It remains a full service hotel with comforts and conveniences including breakfast and lunch on site at the Atrium Cafe, and dinner at the attached OEJ's Provision Company seafood restaurant. There is an indoor fitness center complete with indoor pool, sauna, whirlpool, exercise room, game room, putting green, billiard table, shuffleboard and gift shop. Guest rooms include WiFi, phone messaging system and an upgraded keyed off Executive Level complete with upgraded in-room amenities.
Address: 15101 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707. Telephone 301-776-5300, or for reservations (from USA and Canada) 1-855-610-TREE. Their Internet site is http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/maryland/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-laurel-BWILMDT/index.html.
Left and Right: photos taken by us of the sign nearby the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, and of the hotel as seen from Laurel Lakes Drive as one would approach it from Route 1 from the east.
The Holiday Inn Express of Laurel Lakes provides guests with an indoor swimming pool and fitness center. Each of the 117 rooms has amenities including: WiFi, a compact refrigerator, Queen-size sofa bed, security safe, clothes iron with ironing board, coffee-maker, and cable TV. The hotel was remodeled over the Spring of 2012, after it was acquired by Holiday Inn from its former operator the Comfort Suites Laurel Lakes.
Address: 14402 Laurel Place, Laurel, MD 20707. Telephone 301-206-2600, or for reservations (from USA and Canada) 1-800-315-2621. Their Internet site is http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/laurel/nhklp/hoteldetail.
The Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel backs up the the man-made Laurel Lake and is adjacent to the Laurel Lakes Shopping Center.
Dining:
There are several convenient and reasonably good restaurants nearby Company Seven, including several that we refer to as 'cookie cutter' chain restaurants. The most popular restaurants among our employees and visitors are:
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Weather Information For Those Planning to Visit Today Or Over The Week: Current Phase of the Moon:
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Among the better hotels in the Laurel area is the "DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Laurel", this hotel is easy to find and access. It is located about 1/2 mile (1 km) west from the intersection of Interstate 95 and Maryland Route 198. It is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) almost due west from our showroom, and about 18 miles from Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI), 27 miles from Washington National (DCA) airport, 39 miles to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).
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The hotel that is closest to Company Seven's showroom is Holiday Inn Express & Suites of Laurel Lakes, it is among the more economical places to stay of reasonable quality in the area. This hotel is visible to the south from Cherry Lane on the approach to the intersection of Baltimore Ave (Route 1). This hotel is situated conveniently to the local bus stops and the hotel is about one mile south from the Laurel Train Station (mentioned above). While the hotel is is only about 1,000 feet (300 meters) directly from our showroom, getting to Company Seven requires a walk of some fifteen minutes: proceed one block north to Cherry Lane turning right, then about three blocks east (from Route 1 Baltimore Avenue) to Cherry Lane Court.
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