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Delve into Glen Echo
Glen Echo in Montgomery County (Maryland) with it's 272 habitants is a town located in United States a little north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Time in Glen Echo is now 03:30 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Glen Echo, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in a distance of 67 mi (or 109 km), South. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 10 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Falls Church, Arlington, Rockville, Washington DC and Alexandria. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 6% |
Air Humidity | 94% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
24°C (75 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
27°C (81 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hilton McLean Tysons Corner
Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Chevy Chase Pavilion
Bethesda Court Hotel
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Bethesda - Washington DC
DoubleTree by Hilton McLean Tysons
Bethesda Marriott
Bethesda Marriott Suites
Kimpton Glover Park Hotel
Videos from this area
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Warren Doyle & the Contra Rebels ● Glen Echo, MD Contradance ● 2014-07-04
7/4/2014: Warren Doyle calls while the Contra Rebels play at Glen Echo, MD's Bumper Car Pavilion. CALLER: Warren Doyle (http://www.warrendoyle.com/) BAND: the "Contra Rebels" ....(http://www....
Contratopia at Glen Echo, MD Contradance 2012-03-25 / CALLER: Ted Hodapp
03/25/2012: Ted Hodapp calls while "Contratopia" plays at Glen Echo, MD's Spanish Ballroom CALLER: Ted Hodapp (http://sites.hamline.edu/~thodapp/dance.html) BAND: Contratopia ...
Footprints in the Snow - Big Chimney
www.bigchimneyband.com Recorded at the Washington Folk Festival on June 2, 2012.
Contratopia at Glen Echo, MD Contradance 2013-03-01 / CALLER: Ted Hodapp
03/01/2013: Ted Hodapp calls while "Contratopia" plays at Glen Echo, MD's Spanish Ballroom CALLER: Ted Hodapp (http://sites.hamline.edu/~thodapp/dance.html) BAND: "Contratopia" ...
Anadama at Glen Echo, MD Contradance 2013-02-01 / CALLER: Maggie Jo Saylor
2/1/2013: Maggie Jo Saylor calls while "Anadama" plays at Glen Echo, MD's Spanish Ballroom. CALLER: Maggie Jo Saylor BAND: Anadama (http://www.myspace.com/anadamamusic) - Amelia Mason.
Swallowtail at Glen Echo, MD Contradance 2013-05-17 / CALLER: George Marshall
5/17/2013: George Marshall calls while the rest of 'Swallowtail' plays at Glen Echo, MD's Bumper Car Pavilion. BAND: Swallowtail (http://www.swallowtail.com/) - David Cantieni (wind instruments...
Glen Echo Amusement Park Walk Around Tour 2/23/14
1080p HD Video footage I took of Glen Echo Amusement Park and surroundings. Felt like I took a step back in time. Glad to see its taken care of (: Video taken on 2-23-14 at Glen Echo Amusement...
Glen Echo Park Spring Festival in Washington D.C.
Glen Echo Park began in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly "to promote liberal and practical education." By 1911, it transformed into DC's premier amusement park until it closed in 1968....
Nils Fredland ● Elixir ● Contrastock 4 ● Glen Echo, MD ● 2014-10-19
10/19/2014: Nils Fredland calls while "Elixir" plays at Glen Echo, MD's Spanish Ballroom during Contrastock 4. CALLER: Nils Fredland (http://www.nilsfredland.com/) BAND: "Elixir" (http://www.e...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Brookmont, Maryland
Brookmont is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
Cabin John, Maryland
Cabin John is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The placename is a corruption of its original name of "Captain John's Mills."
Glen Echo, Maryland
Glen Echo is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, that was chartered in 1904. The population was 255 at the 2010 census. Glen Echo derives its name from Edward and Edwin Baltzley, who came up with name circa 1888. Their advertising booklet for the town was titled "Glen Echo on the Potomac: The Washington Rhine". The town is famous for its Chautauqua cultural events and its old amusement park, the famous Glen Echo Park, now a U.S. National Park.
Kryptos
Kryptos is an encrypted sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia. Since its dedication on November 3, 1990, there has been much speculation about the meaning of the encrypted messages it bears. Of the four messages, three have been solved, with the fourth remaining one of the most famous unsolved codes in the world.
CIA Museum
The CIA Museum, administered by the Center for the Study of Intelligence, is the primary national archive for the collection, preservation, documentation and exhibition of intelligence artifacts, culture, and history. The collection, which currently numbers 3,500 items, is held in trust for the American people.
Walt Whitman High School (Bethesda, Maryland)
Walt Whitman High School is a public secondary institution serving roughly the western part of Bethesda—an unincorporated suburban area of Washington, D.C. , in Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. The school is named in honor of the American poet. It is fed into by Thomas W. Pyle Middle School.
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, with responsibility for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers. Intelligence-gathering is performed by non-military commissioned civilian intelligence agents, many of whom are trained to avoid tactical situations.
Cabin John Creek
Cabin John Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland. The watershed covers an area of 26 square miles . The headwaters of the creek originate in the city of Rockville, and the creek flows southward for 10.9 miles to the Potomac River. The Cabin John Stream Valley Trail follows the course of the creek for 8.8 miles, passing through Cabin John Regional Park and Cabin John Local Park.
CIA Memorial Wall
The Memorial Wall is a memorial at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia. It honors CIA employees who died in the line of service.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Maryland
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Maryland. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a Google map.