Thurston
Thurston is a hamlet in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Thurston is situated nearby to the hamlet Carolina Hills, as well as near Heritage Hills.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Peak
Photo: Lowell Silverman, Public domain.
Sugarloaf Mountain is a small mountain and park about 10 miles south of Frederick, Maryland. The closest village is Barnesville, located just over one mile from the foot of the mountain. Sugar Loaf Mountain is situated 2 miles southwest of Thurston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hyattstown and Comus.
Hyattstown
Hamlet
Photo: formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hyattstown is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is located on Maryland Route 355 in upper Montgomery County, not far from the border with Frederick County. Hyattstown is situated 2½ miles east of Thurston.
Comus
Hamlet
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Comus is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The chiefly rural community is located approximately 39.7 miles by car from Washington D.C. Comus is situated 2½ miles south of Thurston.
Urbana
Town
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Urbana is a suburban census-designated place located in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It lies at the I-270/MD 80 interchange, approximately 7.5 miles south-east of Frederick and about 37 miles north-west of Washington, D.C. Urbana started to develop circa 1999 and, as of the 2010 census, had a population of 9,175. Urbana is situated 3 miles north of Thurston.
Thurston
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.2801° or 39° 16′ 48″ northLongitude
-77.35804° or 77° 21′ 29″ westElevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
87F47JJR+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 158235828OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4371347
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