National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Christman Park

Park

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Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory

Monument

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The Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory on DeSellum Avenue in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It was established in 1899 as part of a system of six International Latitude Observatories to precisely measure the wobble of the Earth's rotating axis. Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory is situated 1 mile east of National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Gaithersburg High School

School

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Gaithersburg High School is a public high school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. Part of Montgomery County Public Schools, the school is located at 101 Education Boulevard and consists of grades 9–12. Gaithersburg High School is situated 1¼ miles east of National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Places in the Area

Kentlands

Suburb

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Kentlands is a neighborhood of the U.S. city of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Kentlands was one of the first attempts to develop a community using Traditional Neighborhood Design planning techniques that are now generally referred to under the rubric of the New Urbanism.

Gaithersburg

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Gaithersburg is a city of 70,000 people in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C.…

Washington Grove

Village

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Washington Grove is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 505 at the 2020 census. The Washington Grove Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Washington Grove is situated 2½ miles east of National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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