Map of Bethesda, United States

Bethesda is a city in Maryland, United States, with a population of about 60,858. It lies at 38.9807°N, 77.1003°W, about 97 m above sea level. Bethesda is about 11 km (7 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Silver Spring, 7 km to the east.

Bethesda at a glance

Where is Bethesda?

• The 12th largest city in Maryland on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 26 min on the shortest day to 14 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bethesda

• Silver Spring — 7 km east
• North Bethesda — 7 km north
• McLean — 8 km southwest
• Chillum — 10 km east
• Potomac — 10 km northwest
• Washington — 11 km southeast
• Arlington — 11 km south
• Aspen Hill — 11 km north
• Rockville — 12 km north
• Annandale — 19 km southwest

Largest cities in Maryland

• Baltimore — 585,708
• Columbia — 99,615
• Germantown — 86,395
• Silver Spring — 71,452
• Frederick — 69,479
• Waldorf — 67,752
• Glen Burnie — 67,639
• Gaithersburg — 67,456
• Rockville — 66,980
• Ellicott City — 65,834

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.