Destinations · Maryland
Gaithersburg
MD · 39.1319, -77.2264
From Gaithersburg, Maryland, Byway's registries place 10 scenic byways within 30 miles.
Understand
Gaithersburg was settled in 1765 for agricultural purposes. It grew into a town after the opening of a stop on the B&O Railroad in 1872; however, the area remained predominately rural until the 1970s. It is now famous for being the site of the headquarters of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway · 4 mi
- Antietam Campaign Byway · 10 mi
- Old Georgetown Pike · 10 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway · 12 mi · national
- Historic National Road - Maryland · 16 mi · national
- Old Main Streets · 16 mi
Lookouts
- Overlook rock, high · 8 mi
- Overlook rock, lower · 8 mi
- Washington Aqueduct Observation Platform · 9 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 9 mi
Named places
- Inspiration Park · 1 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial · 1 mi
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory · 2 mi
- Fire Museum · 2 mi
- Carousel at Rio · 2 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum · 2 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins · 2 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins · 2 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Montgomery County · 2 mi
- Germantown · 4 mi
- Rockville · 5 mi
- Potomac · 8 mi
- Olney · 9 mi
- Glenmont · 10 mi