Mormon Temple Grounds

Mormon Temple Grounds is in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland. Mormon Temple Grounds is situated nearby to the tourism office Temple Visitors Center, as well as near The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Washington D.C. Temple and National Museum of Health and Medicine.

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. Washington D.C. Temple is situated 830 feet south of Mormon Temple Grounds.

National Museum of Health and Medicine

Museum

The National Museum of Health and Medicine is a museum in Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. The museum was founded by U.S. Army Surgeon General William A. National Museum of Health and Medicine is situated 1 mile southeast of Mormon Temple Grounds.

Kensington 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 4,200 feet northwest of Mormon Temple Grounds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Kensington and Forest Glen Park.

South Kensington

Village

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South Kensington is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 8,829 in 2020.

Forest Glen Park

Neighborhood

Forest Glen Park is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, and a residential neighborhood within the Silver Spring census-designated place.