Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Maryland
• Level 2: Montgomery County

Current local time in Bethesda:

10:07 PM, Sunday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Bethesda on map:^[1]

Bethesda GPS coordinates^[2]

38° 58' 50.412" North, 77° 6' 0.936" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	39.52514°,	-77.80339°
Center:	38.98067°,	-77.10026°
Lower-right:	38.43198°,	-76.39714°
Map W x H:	121.5×121.5 km	= 75.5×75.5mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑55.1% North
Bethesda:	38.98067°
min Lat:	⇓44.9% South 19.06759°

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min Long	Bethesda	max Long
-171.73463°	-77.10026°	-66.98998°
W 80.1%⇐		⇒19.9% E

Elevation

Elevation of Bethesda is 97 m = 318 ft, and this is 197.8 m = 649 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	70.6%
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Bethesda	97 m = 318 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	29.4%

See also: Bethesda elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Bethesda is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1728.3 km =1073.9 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Bethesda
North Pole	5672.8	3524.9	to North
Arctic Circle	3066.9	1905.7	to North
Tropic Cancer	1728.3	1073.9	to South
Equator	4334.2	2693.1	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Bethesda: (largest is in red/bold)

• Brookmont 4.6 km =2.9 mi, 201°
• Cabin John 5 km =3.1 mi, 263°
• Chevy Chase 3.4 km =2.1 mi, 123°
• Chevy Chase 3.5 km =2.2 mi, 45°
• Chevy Chase Section Five 2.3 km =1.4 mi, 81°
• Chevy Chase Section Three 2.3 km =1.4 mi, 94°
• Chevy Chase View 4.6 km =2.9 mi, 19°
• Chevy Chase Village 2.2 km =1.4 mi, 124°
• Forest Glen 5.4 km =3.4 mi, 46°
• Friendship Village 2.2 km =1.4 mi, 153°
• Kensington 5.4 km =3.4 mi, 22°
• Martins Additions 2.7 km =1.7 mi, 93°
• North Chevy Chase 3.3 km =2.1 mi, 46°
• Somerset 1.7 km =1.1 mi, 167°
• South Kensington 4.6 km =2.9 mi, 22°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Бетесда
• In Chinese: 贝塞斯达