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Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States


Alternative Names:Fons Argenteus, Silvehr Spring, Silver Spring, Silver Springs Station, Silver-Spring, Silvur Spring, shirubasupuringu, silbeoseupeuling, sylwr aspryng mrylnd, yin quan, Силвер Спринг, Силвер-Спринг, Силвър Спринг, Силвэр Спринг, Сілвер-Спрінг, سلور سپرنگ، میری لینڈ, سیلور اسپرینگ، مریلند, シルバースプリング, 银泉, 실버스프링
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Region:Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Latitude:38° 59' 26" N
Longitude:77° 1' 33" W
Lat/Long (dec):38.99067,-77.02609
Köppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:104m
Population:71,452 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:4369596
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:4369596:6
GUID:4fa4c964-22f4-470c-9fa4-9e0d4bf9eaa9
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA38° 59' 44" N77° 1' 44" W0.6km (0.4 miles)
Bingham branch, Rock Creek Park, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA38° 58' 13" N77° 3' 2" W3.1km (1.9 miles)
Soapstone Valley, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA38° 56' 44" N77° 3' 32" W5.8km (3.6 miles)
Wheaton, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 2' 22" N77° 3' 19" W6.0km (3.7 miles)
Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA38° 59' 6" N77° 5' 42" W6.0km (3.7 miles)
Piney branch, Rock Creek park, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA38° 56' 13" N77° 2' 20" W6.1km (3.8 miles)
NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA38° 56' 17" N77° 2' 41" W6.1km (3.8 miles)
Rock Creek Park, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA38° 56' 8" N77° 2' 55" W6.4km (4.0 miles)
Lamberton Branch locality, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 2' 49" N77° 0' 37" W6.4km (4.0 miles)
Prince Georges Mall, Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA38° 58' 10" N76° 57' 23" W6.5km (4.0 miles)
Gneiss outcrop, Rock Creek Park, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA38° 56' 0" N77° 2' 58" W6.7km (4.1 miles)
46th street roadcut, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA38° 57' 18" N77° 5' 26" W6.8km (4.3 miles)
Riggs Quarry, Garrett Park, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 1' 59" N77° 4' 59" W6.9km (4.3 miles)
Rock Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 1' 17" N77° 5' 55" W7.2km (4.4 miles)
Waterworks tunnel, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA38° 55' 27" N77° 1' 4" W7.4km (4.6 miles)
Kensington Mica Mine (Gilmore Mine; B. H. Warner Mine), Wheaton, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 3' 24" N77° 0' 47" W7.4km (4.6 miles)
White Oak, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 2' 57" N76° 58' 49" W7.6km (4.7 miles)
Garrett Park, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 2' 4" N77° 5' 42" W7.7km (4.8 miles)
Paint Branch, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 3' 6" N76° 58' 43" W7.9km (4.9 miles)
Ayrlawn park, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 0' 13" N77° 7' 8" W8.2km (5.1 miles)
Skaggs Ore Bank, Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA38° 59' 39" N76° 55' 33" W8.6km (5.4 miles)
Bethesda Mine (Miller Mine), Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA38° 59' 48" N77° 7' 38" W8.8km (5.5 miles)
Reed Ore Bank, Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA38° 59' 56" N76° 55' 17" W9.1km (5.7 miles)
Buck Ore Bank, Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA39° 0' 18" N76° 55' 8" W9.4km (5.8 miles)
Aspen hill, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 4' 44" N77° 4' 24" W10.7km (6.6 miles)
Bladensburg, Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA38° 55' 49" N76° 55' 40" W10.8km (6.7 miles)
Constitution Avenue, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA38° 53' 33" N77° 1' 57" W10.9km (6.8 miles)
Halpine Crushed-schist Quarry, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 4' 6" N77° 6' 28" W11.2km (6.9 miles)
Huddlestone Mine, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 2' 14" N77° 8' 29" W11.3km (7.0 miles)
B Giancola Quarry, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA39° 0' 46" N77° 9' 11" W11.3km (7.0 miles)

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RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Piedmontia Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
Maryland, USAState
Montgomery County, Maryland, USACounty
 
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