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This is the current conditions weather report for Takoma Park. The report was made 72 minutes ago, at 05:52 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 8 miles per hour / 13 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (330°). The temperature was 28°F / -2°C, with a dew-point at 28°F / -2°C. The temperature felt like 21°F / -6°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.12 inHg / 1021 hPa. The relative humidity was 47%. The skies were clear.

Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. The name reportedly comes from an American Indian word meaning "high up near heaven." The population was 17,299 at the 2000 census.

Colleges and universities:
Columbia Union College
Montgomery College (Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus) (a 2-year institution)
Strayer University (Takoma Park Campus), just across the state line in Takoma, DC
Washington Theological Union, just across the state line in Takoma, DC

Takoma Park is located at 38.980060, -77.002341. The city of Takoma Park is just northeast of Washington, D.C. at latitude 38°59' North, longitude 77°0' West. The Takoma Park community (as distinct from the actual incorporated area) spills over the D.C.-Maryland line into the Takoma neighborhood of the District, the Carole Highlands neighborhood of Prince George's County, and parts of Silver Spring. However, these neighborhoods are politically separate from the City of Takoma Park. (Benjamin Franklin Gilbert's original planned community included land on both sides of the D.C.-Maryland line.)

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²), all land. although Sligo Creek and Long Branch (both tributaries of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River) flow through the city.

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