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.
- Mormon church
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …is operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- …stands 144 feet (44 metres) tall
- …has a flat roof
- Description: temple of the LDS church
- Address: 9900 Stoneybrook Drive, 20895
- Also known as“Mormon Temple”“Washington Temple”
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… 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… 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. 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.
Forest Glen Park
Neighborhood
Forest Glen Park is an unincorporated community…
National Park Seminary
Neighborhood
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National Park Seminary, later renamed National Park…
Washington D.C. Temple
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Latitude
39.01405° or 39° 0′ 51″ north
Longitude
-77.06561° or 77° 3′ 56″ west
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”
- 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.
Nearby Places
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Montgomery County: Highlights
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