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Touring Observatory Heights
The district Observatory Heights of Gaithersburg in Montgomery County (Maryland) is a subburb located in United States about 19 mi north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital place.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 55% |
Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 17% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hilton Washington DC North-Gaithersburg
Radisson Hotel Washington DC - Rockville
Sheraton Rockville Hotel
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
TownePlace Suites Gaithersburg
Homewood Suites by Hilton Rockville-Gaithersburg
Quality Suites Rockville
Courtyard Rockville
Comfort Inn Shady Grove - Gaithersburg - Rockville
SpringHill Suites Gaithersburg
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C. , and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage (29.2%) of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate degrees. The county seat and largest municipality is Rockville; although the census-designated place of Germantown is more populous. As of 2010 the population was 971,777.
Montgomery College
Montgomery College (M.C. ) is a public, open access community college located in Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. in the United States. The college has three campuses, the largest of which is in Rockville; the other campuses are in Takoma Park/Silver Spring and Germantown. Off-campus sites include the Business Training Center in Gaithersburg and Westfield South in Wheaton, which are operated by the college's Workforce Development and Continuing Education division.
Montgomery Village, Maryland
Montgomery Village is a northern suburb of Gaithersburg in an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a large, planned suburban community, developed in the late 1960s and 1970s right outside Gaithersburg city limits. Montgomery Village is a part of the Greater Gaithersburg Area which has a population of over 200,000 people.
North Potomac, Maryland
North Potomac is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. In 2009, CNN Money Magazine listed North Potomac as one of the wealthiest best places to live in the U.S. , describing it as, "a tony town that sits on the bank of the Potomac River," and noting that "beautiful old estates, top-rated golf courses and a number of riding clubs in the area are available to those with a flair for fine living.
Washington Grove, Maryland
Washington Grove is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 555 at the 2010 census. The Washington Grove Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Shady Grove (WMATA station)
Shady Grove is an island platform Washington Metro station in Derwood, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on December 15, 1984, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Serving as the northwestern terminus of the Red Line, it is the station most distant from downtown Washington. The station is the location of the Shady Grove Yard, one of the largest storage yards in the Metrorail system.
Walker Lake
NIST stone test wall
The NIST stone test wall is an experiment by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology to determine how different types of construction stone weather. It includes 2352 samples of stone from 47 different states within the US and 16 different countries. The wall measures approximately 12 m long, 4 m high, 0.6 m thick at the bottom, and 0.3 m at the top.
Kentlands, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Kentlands is a neighborhood of the city of Gaithersburg, Maryland in the United States. Kentlands was one of the first attempts to develop a community using Traditional Neighborhood Design planning techniques (also known as neo-traditional new town planning) that are now generally referred to under the rubric of the New Urbanism.
Lakeforest Mall
Lakeforest Mall is an enclosed shopping center located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, a northern suburb of Washington, D.C. , in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is currently owned by Five Mile Capital Partners and managed by Urban Retail Properties.
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church (Gaithersburg, Maryland)
Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Gaithersburg is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church of Maryland in the United States. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Washington and its archbishop. It is named after Saint Rose of Lima of Peru.
Derwood, Maryland
Derwood is an unincorporated area of about 15,600 people in east-central Montgomery County, Maryland. It is a relatively dense area. It lies just east of Rockville, south east of Gaithersburg, south west of Olney, and north west of the greater Silver Spring, Maryland area. Residents of Derwood have the zip code 20855. The area was originally referred to as "Deer Park" and probably became "Deer Wood" which soon turned into "Derwood.
Shady Grove Middle School
Shady Grove Middle School is located near Gaithersburg in unincorporated Montgomery County, Maryland. Shady Grove is one of the two middle schools in the Magruder High School Cluster, along with Redland Middle School. It serves students from Candlewood Elementary, Flower Hill Elementary, and Mill Creek Towne Elementary Schools. Approximately 640 students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades attend Shady Grove.
Montgomery County Airpark
Montgomery County Airpark is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the city of Gaithersburg, in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. The airport was built by developer William E. Richardson in 1960. Richardson deeded title to the land to Montgomery County, which leased the land back to Richardson to operate the airport. Richardson planned to operate charter flights and an air taxi to National Airport, Baltimore's Friendship Airport, and the soon-to-be-opened Dulles Airport.
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital is a 331-licensed bed acute care facility located in Rockville, Maryland. Shady Grove Adventist Hospital provides a range of health services to the community such as high-risk obstetrical care, cardiac and vascular care, oncology services, orthopedic care, surgical services and pediatric care.
Gaithersburg High School
Gaithersburg High School (GHS) is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. Part of Montgomery County Public Schools, the school was founded in 1904 as "Gaithersburg School" and offered grades K-12. Since 1951, the school resides at 314 South Frederick Avenue and currently offers education for those in grades 9–12. Both Forest Oak Middle School and Gaithersburg Middle School feed into the high school. Gaithersburg High is a very diverse school.
Lakelands Park
Lakelands Park is a City of Gaithersburg park in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located in the Lakelands neighborhood. The park includes two baseball/softball fields, a playground, and a large grassy area usually used for soccer. This park is located next to Lakelands Park Middle School.
Lakelands, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Lakelands is a neo traditional neighborhood located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It is located adjacent to and is sometimes considered an extension of Kentlands, another neo traditional neighborhood.
Watkins Mill Town Center
Watkins Mill Town Center is a transit oriented development proposed in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It is located on the north side of the Metropolitan Grove MARC station, which will also be a stop along the Corridor Cities Transitway once it is built. The Town Center covers approximately 200 acres and includes nearly 4,500,000 square feet of office, hotel, restaurants, retail and residential development http://www. watkinsmilltc. com/tc_execsum. html.
Maryland Route 124
Maryland Route 124 is a mixed suburban and semi-rural road that runs through several suburbs and exurbs to the north of Washington, DC in Montgomery County, Maryland. It changes names several times over its 17-mile length, beginning as Quince Orchard Road near Darnestown and terminating as Woodfield Road in Damascus. It is located in Montgomery County.
Washington Grove (MARC station)
Washington Grove is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line, which runs from Washington, D.C. to Martinsburg, WV and Frederick, MD. The station serves a historic community near Washington, D. C. that was a summer retreat for many of its citizens during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but that recently have become year-round residences without destroying the outward appearance of the original structures in the community.
Gaithersburg (MARC station)
Gaithersburg is a historic passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV (with a branch to Frederick, MD). It is located on 5 South Summit Avenue and East Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland.
Metropolitan Grove (MARC station)
Metropolitan Grove is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV (with an extension to Frederick, MD). Metropolitan Grove Station is nearest Browns Station Park. The large Watkins Mill Town Center development is adjacent and still under construction. The future Corridor Cities Transitway light rail/bus rapid transit line will connect with MARC at Metropolitan Grove.
Lakelands Park Middle School
Lakelands Park Middle School is a public middle school located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. Managed by Montgomery County Public Schools, the school educates in grades 6-8. The school was named after Lakelands Park, which is adjacent to the school. It has the largest building among middle schools in Montgomery County. With its premises used regularly for community events, the school has a high local profile. Deborah R.
The Avalon School
The Avalon School is a private independent day school for boys currently in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in the United States. It is associated with the Brookewood School, a private school for girls in Kensington, Maryland, and the Thomas More Institute, an umbrella program for homeschoolers.