Locust Hill Neighborhood Park

Locust Hill Neighborhood Park is a nature reserve in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Locust Hill Neighborhood Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Locust Hill Estates, as well as near Parkwood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include United States National Library of Medicine and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

United States National Library of Medicine

Library

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The United States National Library of Medicine, operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library. Located in Bethesda, Maryland, the NLM is an institute within the National Institutes of Health.

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

University

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The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences is a health science university and professional school of the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad as uniformed…

Washington D.C. Temple

Church

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethesda and Kensington.

Bethesda

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Bethesda is in Montgomery County, Maryland, 1½ miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Wealthy and well-educated, Bethesda is best known for its numerous restaurants and as the headquarters of the National Institutes of Health.

Kensington

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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.