Rockville, County seat in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
RockvilleisthecountyseatofMontgomeryCountyinMarylandlocatedinnortheastennUSTheresidentialneighborhoodspreadacrossseveraldistrictswithparksgreenspacesandshoppingstreets.
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Location: Montgomery County
Inception: 17 century
Elevation above the sea: 137 m
Shares border with: Gaithersburg, Aspen Hill, Norbeck, North Bethesda, Potomac
Website: https://rockvillemd.gov
GPS coordinates: 39.08180,-77.15168
Latest update: December 12, 2025 21:05
Wilkins Estate
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Third Addition to Rockville and Old St. Mary's Church and Cemetery
528 m
Glenview Farm
2 km
Beall-Dawson House
411 m
Falls Road Park
3.1 km
B'nai Israel Congregation
3.7 km
Montrose School
4.5 km
Latvian Museum
2.4 km
West Montgomery Avenue Historic District
872 m
Bingham-Brewer House
789 m
Dawson Farm
1.1 km
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann Cottage
940 m
Rockville Park Historic District
1 km
Lake Bernard Frank
4.2 km
Montgomery County Circuit Courthouses
169 m
David Scull Park
2.1 km
Hillcrest Park
1.7 km
Rockville Memorial Library
534 m
Roth's Parkway 1-2-3
262 m
Manor 1-2
3.8 km
Congressional 5 Cinemas
3 km
Anderson Park
1.9 km
Needwood Golf Course
4.2 km
Woodmont Country Club
2.4 km
Lakewood Country Club
3.6 km
F. Scott Fitzgerald
544 m
Amphitheatre
2 km
Ovations Theatre
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