Washington D.C. Temple
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.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Mormon
- Description: temple of the LDS church
- Also known as: “Mormon Temple” and “Washington Temple”
- Address: 9900 Stoneybrook Drive, 20895
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Health and Medicine and Kensington station.
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 4,000 feet southeast of Washington D.C. Temple.
Kensington station
Railway station
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 1 mile north of Washington D.C. Temple.
Silver Creek Middle School
School
Montgomery County Public Schools is the public school district of Montgomery County, Maryland. With 211 schools, it is the largest school district in the state of Maryland. Silver Creek Middle School is situated 2,600 feet west of Washington D.C. Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Kensington and Forest Glen Park.
South Kensington
Village
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.
National Park Seminary
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Washington D.C. Temple
- Categories: temple, building, temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.01405° or 39° 0′ 51″ north
Longitude
-77.06561° or 77° 3′ 56″ west
Height
144 feet (44 metres)
Roof shape
flat
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Open location code
87F42W7M+JQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=temple
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=mormon
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Western Frisian—“Washington D.C. Temple” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Vaşinqton, Kolumbiya Dairəsi məbədi”
- Chinese: “華盛頓特區聖殿”
- Dutch: “Washington D.C. Temple”
- Esperanto: “Templo de Vaŝingtono”
- Finnish: “Washington D.C. Temple”
- French: “Temple mormon de Washington, D.C.”
- French: “temple mormon de Washington”
- German: “Washington-D.C.-Tempel”
- German: “Washington-Temple”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Washington D.C.”
- Russian: “Вашингтонский храм”
- Spanish: “Templo de Washington D C.”
- Spanish: “Templo de Washington D C”
- Spanish: “Templo de Washington D. C.”
- Spanish: “Templo de Washington D.C.”
- Spanish: “Templo de Washington, D C.”
- Spanish: “Templo de Washington, D C”
- Spanish: “Templo de Washington, D. C.”
- Spanish: “Templo de Washington”
- Ukrainian: “Вашингтонський храм”
- Urdu: “واشنگٹن، ڈی سی ٹیمپل”
- Urdu: “واشنگٹن، ڈی سی ہیکل”
- Western Frisian: “Timpel fan Washington D.C.”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Temple Visitors Center and Mormon Temple Grounds.
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