Capitol View – Homewood Park

Capitol View – Homewood Park is a park in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland which is located on Edgewood Road. Capitol View – Homewood Park is situated nearby to the community center Activity Building, as well as near Kensington Turtle Pond.

Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
Type: Park
Also known as: “Capitol View – Homewood Local Park”
Address: 2929 Edgewood Road, Kensington, MD 20895

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kensington station and Washington D.C. Temple.

Kensington station

Railway station

Photo: Lorax, CC BY 4.0.

Kensington station is a passenger railroad station at 10417 Howard Avenue in Kensington, Maryland, United States. Opened by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1891, the Kensington station is today served by MARC Train's Brunswick Line, which makes 15 weekday scheduled stops at Kensington, plus one flag stop on Fridays. Kensington station is situated 3,500 feet west of Capitol View – Homewood Park.

Washington D.C. Temple

Church

Photo: Jovianeye, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Washington D.C. Temple is the 16th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Kensington, Maryland, near Washington, D.C., and the Capital Beltway, it became the church's first temple east of the Mississippi River since the original Nauvoo Temple, completed in 1846. Washington D.C. Temple is situated 1 mile south of Capitol View – Homewood Park.

Saint Paul Park

Park

Photo: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kensington and Forest Glen.

Kensington

Photo: Caseyjonz, Public domain.

Kensington is a suburb of Washington, D.C. in the Capital Region of Maryland with a population of about 2,100 people in 2020. The main reasons to visit are antique shopping at Antique Row, to see the enormous Mormon Temple, and one great pizza place.