Cities near Sterling

Sterling is a city of 27,822 inhabitants in United States. The most populous cities near Sterling within 100 km are Washington, Baltimore, Arlington. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 39.0062° Longitude: -77.4286° Population: 27,822 Timezone: America/New_York

Nearby cities 216 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City	Country	Distance	Population
Washington	United States	36.1 km	689,545
Baltimore	United States	77.2 km	585,708
Arlington	United States	31.3 km	207,627
Alexandria	United States	39.9 km	159,467
Columbia	United States	57.1 km	99,615
Germantown	United States	23.0 km	86,395
Silver Spring	United States	34.8 km	71,452
Centreville	United States	18.4 km	71,135
Frederick	United States	45.4 km	69,479
Waldorf	United States	60.0 km	67,752
Glen Burnie	United States	71.5 km	67,639
Gaithersburg	United States	24.9 km	67,456
Rockville	United States	25.3 km	66,980
Dale City	United States	42.3 km	65,969
Ellicott City	United States	61.6 km	65,834
Dundalk	United States	82.9 km	63,597
Bethesda	United States	28.5 km	60,858
Reston	United States	8.6 km	58,404
Bowie	United States	60.8 km	58,025
Towson	United States	83.7 km	55,197
Downtown DC	United States	37.5 km	52,560
Leesburg	United States	16.9 km	51,209
Aspen Hill	United States	31.8 km	48,759
Wheaton	United States	32.5 km	48,284
McLean	United States	23.1 km	48,115
Gwynn Oak	United States	73.1 km	47,092
Potomac	United States	19.1 km	44,965
Severn	United States	64.7 km	44,231
North Bethesda	United States	27.1 km	43,828
Ashburn	United States	6.6 km	43,511
Manassas	United States	28.7 km	41,764
Catonsville	United States	67.0 km	41,567
Lake Ridge	United States	37.2 km	41,058
Burke	United States	27.3 km	41,055
Annandale	United States	28.0 km	41,008
Annapolis	United States	81.0 km	40,812
Hagerstown	United States	75.0 km	40,432
Essex	United States	88.9 km	39,262
Hanover	United States	64.2 km	38,088
Columbia Heights	United States	35.7 km	38,000
Woodlawn	United States	69.9 km	37,879
Severna Park	United States	76.6 km	37,634
Odenton	United States	63.5 km	37,132
Saint Charles	United States	61.7 km	36,376
Clinton	United States	53.2 km	35,970
Mount Pleasant	United States	34.6 km	35,842
Linton Hall	United States	30.2 km	35,725
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor	United States	45.7 km	35,355
Oakton	United States	17.8 km	34,166
Olney	United States	35.2 km	33,844
Oak Hill	United States	9.2 km	33,811
Suitland-Silver Hill	United States	47.0 km	33,515
Chillum	United States	38.1 km	33,513
St. Charles	United States	62.2 km	33,379
Randallstown	United States	67.8 km	32,430
College Park	United States	42.6 km	32,301
Montgomery Village	United States	27.7 km	32,032
Pikesville	United States	73.3 km	30,764
Parkville	United States	87.0 km	30,734
Owings Mills	United States	72.3 km	30,622
Eldersburg	United States	60.4 km	30,531
Springfield	United States	31.9 km	30,484
Carney	United States	89.1 km	29,941
South Gate	United States	70.6 km	29,658
West Falls Church	United States	26.1 km	29,207
Milford Mill	United States	68.3 km	29,042
West Elkridge	United States	64.5 km	28,734
Perry Hall	United States	94.6 km	28,474
Fredericksburg	United States	78.2 km	28,118
Crofton	United States	64.0 km	27,348
Winchester	United States	66.5 km	27,284
Laurel	United States	51.2 km	26,215
South Laurel	United States	50.4 km	26,112
Reisterstown	United States	72.8 km	25,968
Central 14th Street / Spring Road	United States	35.1 km	25,899
Suitland	United States	47.0 km	25,825
Lochearn	United States	71.4 km	25,333
Middle River	United States	92.7 km	25,191
Herndon	United States	5.5 km	24,568
North Potomac	United States	16.5 km	24,410
Scaggsville	United States	48.2 km	24,333
Pasadena	United States	75.1 km	24,287
Greenbelt	United States	47.8 km	24,272
South Riding	United States	11.5 km	24,256
Fairfax	United States	20.7 km	24,013
Hunt Valley	United States	87.2 km	23,915
Fort Washington	United States	48.4 km	23,717
Fairland	United States	41.4 km	23,681
Baileys Crossroads	United States	31.1 km	23,643
Ilchester	United States	63.4 km	23,476
Northwest One	United States	37.8 km	23,386
Dupont Circle	United States	35.0 km	23,226
Arnold	United States	80.0 km	23,106
Landover	United States	46.7 km	23,078
Chantilly	United States	12.4 km	23,039
Lincolnia	United States	32.3 km	22,855
West Springfield	United States	31.6 km	22,460
Foggy Bottom	United States	33.8 km	22,146
Mount Vernon Triangle	United States	37.4 km	21,897
H Street NE	United States	39.2 km	21,480
Pleasant Plains	United States	35.4 km	21,174
Woodlawn	United States	41.1 km	20,804
Cockeysville	United States	85.8 km	20,776
NoMa	United States	38.3 km	20,700
Arbutus	United States	68.6 km	20,483
Rose Hill	United States	36.5 km	20,226
Tysons	United States	19.7 km	19,627
Montclair	United States	44.6 km	19,570
Lake Shore	United States	82.2 km	19,477
Green Haven	United States	77.5 km	19,326
Rosedale	United States	86.1 km	19,257
Camp Springs	United States	50.5 km	19,096
Petworth	United States	35.5 km	18,983
Capitol Riverfront	United States	39.5 km	18,874
Park View	United States	36.0 km	18,796
Langley Park	United States	38.7 km	18,755
Greater Upper Marlboro	United States	62.0 km	18,720
Westminster	United States	73.4 km	18,670
Lorton	United States	37.8 km	18,610
Hyattsville	United States	42.1 km	18,501
Ballenger Creek	United States	40.7 km	18,274
Franconia	United States	34.9 km	18,245
Lanham-Seabrook	United States	50.1 km	18,190
Calverton	United States	42.9 km	17,724
Oxon Hill	United States	44.2 km	17,722
Takoma Park	United States	36.5 km	17,713
Martinsburg	United States	68.0 km	17,700
Golden Triangle	United States	35.1 km	17,674
Shaw	United States	36.7 km	17,639
Brightwood	United States	35.0 km	17,624
Culpeper	United States	77.1 km	17,557
White Oak	United States	37.8 km	17,403
Glassmanor	United States	42.6 km	17,295
Idylwood	United States	22.5 km	17,288
Seabrook	United States	50.2 km	17,287
Redland	United States	29.0 km	17,242
Frankford	United States	84.2 km	17,135
Beltsville	United States	45.1 km	16,772
Ferndale	United States	70.8 km	16,746
Vienna	United States	18.3 km	16,522
Hillcrest Heights	United States	44.9 km	16,469
Buckhall	United States	30.5 km	16,293
Sudley	United States	24.5 km	16,203
Wolf Trap	United States	14.4 km	16,131
Maryland City	United States	53.6 km	16,093
Fort Hunt	United States	44.2 km	16,045
Cherry Hill	United States	50.5 km	16,000
Parole	United States	76.4 km	15,922
Adams Morgan	United States	34.7 km	15,830
Lutherville-Timonium	United States	85.4 km	15,814
Hybla Valley	United States	41.5 km	15,801
Manassas Park	United States	25.0 km	15,726
Elkridge	United States	65.8 km	15,593
East Riverdale	United States	45.1 km	15,509
Hanover	United States	96.3 km	15,496
Great Falls	United States	12.2 km	15,427
Damascus	United States	36.9 km	15,257
Kennedy Street	United States	35.9 km	15,251
Merrifield	United States	22.8 km	15,212
Rossville	United States	89.8 km	15,147
Southwest Waterfront	United States	38.2 km	15,129
Cloverly	United States	38.9 km	15,126
Adelphi	United States	39.5 km	15,086
Front Royal	United States	66.9 km	15,070
Capitol Hill	United States	39.3 km	15,056
Bull Run	United States	26.0 km	14,983
Colesville	United States	37.7 km	14,647
Groveton	United States	39.9 km	14,598
Brooklyn Park	United States	74.3 km	14,373
Barracks Row	United States	40.0 km	14,080
Falls Church	United States	26.2 km	13,892
Clarksburg	United States	28.9 km	13,766
Glenmont	United States	33.2 km	13,529
Glenn Dale	United States	52.6 km	13,466
Kings Park West	United States	24.2 km	13,390
Newington	United States	36.5 km	12,943
Kettering	United States	54.8 km	12,790
New Carrollton	United States	47.6 km	12,786
Canton	United States	80.3 km	12,731
Riviera Beach	United States	81.4 km	12,677
Kemp Mill	United States	35.6 km	12,564
Mount Vernon	United States	43.1 km	12,416
Forestville	United States	51.1 km	12,353
Broadlands	United States	8.0 km	12,313
Overlea	United States	87.8 km	12,275
Green Valley	United States	35.6 km	12,262
Union Market	United States	38.8 km	12,186
Travilah	United States	15.9 km	12,159
Fairfax Station	United States	24.5 km	12,030
Bennsville	United States	57.0 km	11,923
Dranesville	United States	7.2 km	11,921
Georgetown	United States	33.6 km	11,887
Sugarland Run	United States	5.8 km	11,799
Anacostia	United States	41.5 km	11,789
Colorado Triangle	United States	34.6 km	11,780
Gainesville	United States	28.4 km	11,481
Mays Chapel	United States	82.2 km	11,420
Brentwood Village	United States	39.6 km	11,359
Walker Mill	United States	48.9 km	11,302
The Wharf	United States	37.7 km	11,274
Huntington	United States	39.0 km	11,267
Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn	United States	34.9 km	11,147
Mitchellville	United States	54.5 km	10,967
Summerfield	United States	49.8 km	10,898
Waynesboro	United States	84.3 km	10,848
Lowes Island	United States	8.9 km	10,756
Van Ness	United States	32.4 km	10,745
Largo	United States	53.1 km	10,709
Halfway	United States	74.0 km	10,701
Rosaryville	United States	60.3 km	10,697
Accokeek	United States	51.2 km	10,573
Linthicum	United States	70.5 km	10,324
Benning Road	United States	44.4 km	10,269
Hillcrest	United States	43.7 km	10,205
Lanham	United States	49.0 km	10,157
Countryside	United States	4.1 km	10,072

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