Editing North Bethesda, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
[[File:RockvilleMarylandNortheast.jpg|thumb|North Bethesda, Maryland - Looking Northeast. North Bethesda Market East visible in center of photo]]
As an unincorporated area four miles (6.4&nbsp;km) northwest of [[Washington, D.C.]], North Bethesda's boundaries are not officially defined. North Bethesda is, however, recognized by the [[United States Census Bureau]] and by the [[United States Geological Survey]] as a [[census-designated place]] for statistical purposes.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> North Bethesda borders the city of [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]] to the north,<ref>{{Cite web |last=godengosuper |date=2014-01-21 |title=North Bethesda Or Rockville? |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/2014/01/21/north-bethesda-or-rockville/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Bethesda Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> and the unincorporated census-designated places of [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]] and [[Potomac, Maryland|Potomac]] to the south and west respectively.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the North Bethesda CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

Significant through-roads in North Bethesda include Interstates [[Interstate 270 (Maryland)|270]] and [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|495]] and Maryland State Highways [[Maryland State Highway 187|187]] (Old Georgetown Road), [[Wisconsin Avenue|355]] (Rockville Pike), and [[Maryland State Highway 547|547]] (Strathmore Avenue). The {{wmata|Twinbrook}}, {{wmata|North Bethesda}} (formerly White Flint), and {{wmata|Grosvenor-Strathmore}} [[Washington Metro]] stations all serve the area, as does the [[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]] and [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]] bus systems. A future [[MARC Train|MARC]] station is planned as well.<ref>[https://www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/whiteflint/documents/WhiteFlintSectorPlanTransportationAppendix.pdf White Flint Sector Plan] ''montgomeryplanning.org''</ref>

Other landmarks in the area are the [[Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School]], the [[Kennedy-Shriver Aquatic Center]] (formerly the Montgomery County Aquatic Center), The Jewish Community Center, the [[Linden Oak]] tree, from which the metro was diverted from in an effort to preserve it, and [[North Bethesda Market]], the tallest building in [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery County]].<ref>{{

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|year       = 2010
|title      = Montgomery Co. To Open Tallest Tower
|url        = http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/maryland/montgomery-co-to-open-tallest-tower-030210
|publisher  = www.myFoxDC.com
|access-date = 2010-09-22
}}</ref>

Major shopping centers include Pike & Rose (formerly Mid-Pike Plaza), Montrose Crossing, and Federal Plaza. The former [[White Flint Mall]], demolished in 2016, was also a major shopping center.