Editing Silver Spring, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:SilverSpringCDP2010.PNG|thumb|A map marking the boundaries of Silver Spring (in dark orange) as of 2010]]
As an unincorporated [[census-designated place]], Silver Spring's boundaries are not consistently defined. As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] gives Silver Spring a total area of {{convert|7.92|sqmi|sqkm}}, which is all land; however, the CDP contains some creeks and small ponds. This definition is a 15% reduction from the {{convert|9.4|sqmi}} used in previous years.

Silver Spring contains the following neighborhoods: Downtown Silver Spring, East Silver Spring, [[Woodside (Silver Spring, Maryland)|Woodside]], [[Woodside Park (Silver Spring, Maryland)|Woodside Park]], [[Lyttonsville]], North Hills Sligo Park, Long Branch, Indian Spring, Goodacre Knolls, [[Franklin Knolls (Silver Spring, Maryland)|Franklin Knolls]], Montgomery Knolls, Clifton Park Village, New Hampshire Estates, Oakview, and Woodmoor.

The [[United States Geological Survey|U.S. Geological Survey]], [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]], Silver Spring Urban Planning District, and Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce, each use their own slightly different definitions.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |date=February 12, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The Postal Service in particular assigns Silver Spring mailing addresses to a large swath of eastern Montgomery County sometimes called "Greater Silver Spring", including [[Four Corners, Maryland|Four Corners]], [[Woodmoor, Maryland|Woodmoor]], [[Wheaton, Maryland|Wheaton]], [[Glenmont, Maryland|Glenmont]], [[Forest Glen, Maryland|Forest Glen]], [[Forest Glen Park, Maryland|Forest Glen Park]], [[Aspen Hill, Maryland|Aspen Hill]], [[Hillandale, Maryland|Hillandale]], [[White Oak, Maryland|White Oak]], [[Colesville, Maryland|Colesville]], Colesville Park, [[Cloverly, Maryland|Cloverly]], [[Calverton, Maryland|Calverton]], Briggs Chaney, Greencastle, Northwood Park, [[Ashton, Maryland|Ashton]], [[Sandy Spring, Maryland|Sandy Spring]], Sunset Terrace, [[Fairland, Maryland|Fairland]], [[Lyttonsville, Maryland|Lyttonsville]], [[Kemp Mill, Maryland|Kemp Mill]], a portion of [[Langley Park, Maryland|Langley Park]], and a portion of [[Adelphi, Maryland|Adelphi]]. The area that has a Silver Spring mailing address is larger in area than any city in Maryland except [[Baltimore]].

Landmarks in the downtown area include the [[AFI Silver|AFI Silver Theatre]], the [[National Museum of Health and Medicine]], a branch of [[The Fillmore Silver Spring|The Fillmore]], and the headquarters of the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]. Greater Silver Spring includes the headquarters of the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]], the [[Food and Drug Administration]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOakCampusInformation/ |title=White Oak Campus Information |publisher=US FDA |access-date=October 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421021526/http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/BuildingsandFacilities/WhiteOakCampusInformation/ |archive-date=April 21, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadiyya Muslim Community]] in the U.S.

===Parks and recreation===
[[Image:Silver spring acron park.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Acorn Park]], believed to be the site of the "silver spring", which proved the source of the location's name]]
Four major creeks run through Silver Spring: from west to east, they are [[Rock Creek (Potomac River tributary)|Rock Creek]], [[Sligo Creek]], Long Branch, and [[Northwest Branch Anacostia River|Northwest Branch]]. Each is surrounded by parks offering hiking trails, playgrounds, picnic areas, and tennis courts. On weekends, roads are closed in the parks for bicycling and walking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://montgomeryparks.org/wildmontgomery/best_natural_areas/bna_northwest.branch.svp.shtm |title=Best Natural Areas – Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park |date=September 13, 2011 |publisher=Montgomery Parks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423091543/http://montgomeryparks.org/wildmontgomery/best_natural_areas/bna_northwest.branch.svp.shtm |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |access-date=May 22, 2016}}</ref>

Northwest Branch Park also includes the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, named after [[Rachel Carson]], the author of ''[[Silent Spring]]'' and a former resident of the area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://old.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trails_MAPS/documents/RCGW-signs-e-ledger.pdf |title=Educational Interpretive Signs |last=Montgomery County Parks |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120242/http://old.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trails_MAPS/documents/RCGW-signs-e-ledger.pdf |archive-date=2018-01-19}}</ref> It continues north to [[Wheaton Regional Park]], in Greater Silver Spring, which is home to the {{convert|50|acre|adj=on}} [[Brookside Gardens]].

The {{convert|14.5|acre|ha|adj=on}} Jessup Blair Park, south of downtown, has a soccer field, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a picnic area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/park_of_the_day/jan/parkday_jan14.shtm |title=MNCPPC: Jesup Blair Local Park |access-date=January 7, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630094423/http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/park_of_the_day/jan/parkday_jan14.shtm |archive-date=June 30, 2009}}</ref><ref name="photoJessup-Blair">{{Cite web |url=https://donaldearlcollins.com/tag/jessup-blair-park/#jp-carousel-862 |title=Jessup-Blair Park Sign, Silver Spring-Washington DC border |last=Collins |first=Donald Earl |website=DonaldEarlCollins.com |date=September 25, 2010 |access-date=January 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126001139/https://donaldearlcollins.com/tag/jessup-blair-park/#jp-carousel-862 |archive-date=January 26, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> There are similar local parks throughout the residential parts of the community.