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 4, 2025 19:02
Lake Needwood
4.8 km
Wilkins Estate
4.1 km
Third Addition to Rockville and Old St. Mary's Church and Cemetery
528 m
Riley-Bolten House
5 km
Glenview Farm
2 km
Beall-Dawson House
411 m
Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory
7.4 km
Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah
3.6 km
Falls Road Park
3.1 km
B'nai Israel Congregation
3.7 km
Montrose School
4.5 km
Latvian Museum
2.4 km
North Bethesda Market
5.5 km
West Montgomery Avenue Historic District
872 m
Bingham-Brewer House
789 m
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann Cottage
940 m
Rockville Park Historic District
1 km
Gaithersburg Water Park
6.8 km
Lake Bernard Frank
4.2 km
Montgomery County Circuit Courthouses
169 m
Bedfordshire Park
6.3 km
Serpentine Barrens Conservation Park
6.9 km
Rock Creek Regional Park
4.7 km
David Scull Park
2.1 km
Hillcrest Park
1.7 km
Rockville Memorial Library
534 m
Luxmanor Park
4.5 km
Aspen Hill Library
6.2 kmReviews
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