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Silver Spring (WMATA station)

Silver Spring is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland on the Red Line. It is the first station in Maryland on the eastern end of the line, and is the second-busiest Metro station in Maryland after Shady Grove. It is co-located with a MARC commuter rail station.

Located at 38.9938, -77.0313 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Shepherd Park

Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced, and the neighborhood became largely Jewish and African American.

Located at 38.9844, -77.033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.

WWRC

WWRC—branded 1260 WRC—is a news/talk radio station licensed to Washington, D.C. and serving the Washington metro area. It operates with 25,000 watts during the day and 5,000 watts at night with studios and transmitters both located in the city proper. The station is owned and operated by Salem Communications. Its callsign is a four-letter version of the famous WRC callsign in Washington, and is a name-only descendant of the former NBC Radio Network owned-and-operated station.

Located at 38.9997, -77.0575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Capital Crescent Trail

The Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) is an 11-mile long, shared-use rail trail that runs from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. , to Silver Spring, Maryland. The portion from Bethesda to Silver Spring is also called the Georgetown Branch Trail but is recognized as the Future Capital Crescent Trail. The Capital Crescent Trail is the most heavily used rail trail in the United States and is used by more than 1 million walkers, joggers, bikers, and rollerbladers each year.

Located at 39.0024, -77.0463 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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North Portal Estates

North Portal Estates is an affluent residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C. that forms the northernmost corner of the District of Columbia. North Portal Estates is bounded by North Portal Drive to the south, East Beach drive to the west and northwest, and Rock Creek Park to the northeast. It is not set on any major thoroughfare in the city, although North Portal Drive is accessible via a rotary intersection on 16th Street NW.

Located at 38.9935, -77.0404 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Colonial Village

Colonial Village is an affluent residential neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Portal Drive to the north, 16th Street to the east, and Rock Creek Park to the west and south. Colonial Village and the rest of Ward 4 are represented in the Council of the District of Columbia by Muriel Bowser. The neighborhood is suburban in character, full of winding streets, detached houses on large lots, and open space.

Located at 38.9877, -77.0424 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hawthorne (Washington, D.C.)

Hawthorne is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. , wedged between Rock Creek Park and Montgomery County, Maryland. It is entirely residential, with no commercial zoning whatsoever, and is occupied by 1950s ramblers and split-level homes on large parcels of land — suburban and separated from the roar of life in the nation's capital.

Located at 38.98, -77.0547 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rock Creek Gardens

Rock Creek Gardens is an affluent residential neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. , bounded by West Beach Drive to the east and northeast, Parkside Drive to the south and southwest, and Rock Creek Park to the northeast. West Beach and Parkside also abut the park, making Rock Creek Gardens the only neighborhood in the city to be surrounded entirely by Rock Creek Park, hence its name.

Located at 38.9887, -77.0455 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Woodside (Silver Spring, Maryland)

Woodside is a neighborhood located in Silver Spring, Maryland, in the United States.

Located at 39.0017, -77.0372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lowell School (Washington, D.C.)

Lowell School is an independent, co-educational Pre-Primary through 8th Grade school located in the Colonial Village neighborhood of Washington, D.C. With an innovative, thematic curriculum that is active, collaborative and rigorous, Lowell fosters learning, embraces diversity and offers an inclusive community that celebrates the strengths of each child.

Located at 38.9852, -77.0386 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Coastline (sculpture)

Coastline is an outdoor sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn installed at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration complex in Silver Spring, Maryland. Coastline attempts to recreate the effect of waves crashing on the Atlantic coast (represented by rough-cut granite). This is achieved with artificial waves generated by a turbine and pneumatic blower underneath the sculpture.

Located at 38.9915, -77.0297 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1996 Silver Spring, Maryland train collision

The 1996 Silver Spring, Maryland train collision occurred on February 16, 1996, when a MARC commuter train collided with Amtrak's Capitol Limited passenger train in Silver Spring, Maryland. There were 175 passengers and 16 crew members on the Amtrak train and 20 passengers and 3 crew members on board the MARC train at the time of the accident. The collision killed 11 people on the MARC train including 8 passengers and 3 crew.

Located at 39.0005, -77.0419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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