Alta Vista

Alta Vista is a neighborhood in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Alta Vista is situated nearby to the neighborhood Maplewood, as well as near the suburb Pooks Hill.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: neighborhood in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Also known as: “Alta Vista, MD”
Address: Bethesda

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Institutes of Health and St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Bethesda.

National Institutes of Health

Research institute

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The National Institutes of Health is the primary agency of the United States federal government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in 1887 and is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Bethesda

Church

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St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Bethesda is a church.

Bethesda Meeting House

Church

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bethesda Meeting House is a historic Presbyterian church complex in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, US. Its name became the namesake of the entire surrounding community in the 1870s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oakmont and Greenwich Forest.

Oakmont

Village

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Oakmont is an incorporated village and special taxing district in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Chartered in 1918, the village includes both sides of Oak Place and the south side of Oakmont Avenue, across Old Georgetown Road from the National Institutes of Health, in the Bethesda postal area.

Greenwich Forest

Neighborhood

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Greenwich Forest is a residential community in Bethesda, Maryland, between Old Georgetown Road, and Bradley Boulevard. Dating from the early 20th century, Greenwich Forest is a suburban neighborhood combining architectural design with the natural environment.