National Cryptologic Museum
The National Cryptologic Museum is an American museum of cryptologic history that is affiliated with the National Security Agency. The first public museum in the U.S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Maryland
- Also known as: “NCM”
- Address: 8290 Colony Seven Road, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Vigilance Park and Maya Angelou Academy.
National Vigilance Park
Park
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The United States National Vigilance Park was a memorial to the military servicemen who participated in aerial reconnaissance during the Cold War. Dedicated on September 2, 1997, NVP was located just one block from the National Security Agency headquarters at Fort George G. National Vigilance Park is situated 930 feet south of National Cryptologic Museum.
Maya Angelou Academy
School
The Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings, renamed from Oak Hill Academy in May 2009, is an alternative school operated by the non-profit See Forever Foundation which manages Maya Angelou Schools. Maya Angelou Academy is situated 3,200 feet south of National Cryptologic Museum.
Maryland Correctional Institution for Women
Prison
Maryland Correctional Institution for Women is a multi-level security prison operated by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in Jessup, Maryland. Maryland Correctional Institution for Women is situated 1¼ miles north of National Cryptologic Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russett and Fort Meade.
Russett
Suburb
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Russett is an unincorporated planned community of 613 acres lake nature preserve. Approximately 13,000 residents live in Russett, which is divided into 21 residential neighborhoods, including four condominium communities, 11 town homes, and six single-family home neighborhoods. Russett is situated 1½ miles southwest of National Cryptologic Museum.
Fort Meade
Village
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Fort Meade is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,324 at the 2020 census. It is the home to the National Security Agency, Central Security Service, United States Cyber Command and the Defense Information Systems Agency, which are located on the U.S. Army post Fort George G. Fort Meade is situated 2 miles southeast of National Cryptologic Museum.
Jessup
Village
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Jessup is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard and Anne Arundel counties, about 15 miles southwest of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 10,535. Jessup is situated 2½ miles north of National Cryptologic Museum.
National Cryptologic Museum
- Categories: history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.11487° or 39° 6′ 54″ northLongitude
-76.77473° or 76° 46′ 29″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
87F5467G+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 85520767OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
6341581Wikidata ID
Q112368
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“National Cryptologic Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف التعمية القومي”
- Catalan: “National Cryptologic Museum”
- Chinese: “國家密碼學博物館”
- Dutch: “National Cryptologic Museum”
- French: “National Cryptologic Museum”
- German: “National Cryptologic Museum”
- German: “National Vigilance Park”
- German: “Nationales Kryptologisches Museum”
- Japanese: “アメリカ国立暗号博物館”
- Occitan (post 1500): “National Cryptologic Museum”
- Russian: “Национальный музей криптографии”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Criptología”
- Turkish: “Ulusal Kriptoloji Müzesi”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Mật mã học Quốc gia”
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