North Potomac is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.It is located less than 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the Potomac River, and is about 20 miles (32 km) from Washington, D.C.It has a population of 23,790 as of 2020. The region's land was originally used for growing tobacco, which was replaced by wheat and dairy …

The primary method of transport to and from North Beach is by road. The only significant highway serving the town is Maryland Route 261, which follows Chesapeake Avenue, 7th Street and Bay Avenue through the town from south to north.MD 261 provides the main connection to neighboring Chesapeake Beach and other communities along the Chesapeake Bay. In …

Etymology. The word north is related to the Old High German nord, both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *ner-, meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word borealis comes from the Greek boreas "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was …

Cumberland is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland.It is the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,076. Located on the Potomac River, Cumberland is a regional business and commercial center for Western Maryland and the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia.

Potomac (listen (help · info)) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, named after the nearby Potomac River.Potomac is the seventh most educated small town in America, based on percentage of residents with postsecondary degrees. Bloomberg Businessweek labeled Potomac as the twenty-ninth-richest zip code in the United …

Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.It is a suburb of Washington, and part of the Washington metropolitan area.Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea City", is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone.A planned commuter suburb, it is situated along the Metropolitan Branch of the historic …

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is a state-operated mass transit administration in Maryland, and is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation.The MTA operates a comprehensive transit system throughout the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.There are 80 bus lines serving Baltimore's public transportation needs, along with other services that …

Gaithersburg (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ θ ər z b ɜːr ɡ / GAY-thərz-burg), officially the City of Gaithersburg, is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, Gaithersburg had a population of 69,657, making it the ninth-largest location in the state. Gaithersburg is located to the northwest of Washington, and is considered a suburb and a primary city within ...

Columbia is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States, and is one of the principal communities of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area.It is a planned community consisting of 10 self-contained villages.. Columbia began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life.Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new …

Baltimore Pennsylvania Station, generally referred to as Baltimore Penn Station, is the main inter-city passenger rail hub in Baltimore, Maryland.Designed by New York architect Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison (1872–1938), it was constructed in 1911 in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture for the Pennsylvania Railroad.It is located at 1515 N. Charles Street, about a mile …