Montgomery County, Maryland
White Oak Real Estate and Local Guide
White Oak is a diverse, unincorporated census-designated place in eastern Montgomery County, straddling U.S. Route 29 just north of the Prince George's County line near the Washington, D.C. border.
Living in White Oak
Naturalist Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring at her White Oak home in 1962, a book widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in White Oak
Source: ACS 2023
What makes White Oak home
Federal Research Center at White Oak
Headquarters campus of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the former Naval Ordnance Laboratory site
Rachel Carson House
National Historic Landmark home where Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring
White Oak Community Recreation Center
Montgomery County recreation center on April Lane with a gym, fitness rooms, playgrounds, and a skating area
White Oak Athletic Field
County athletic field next to the recreation center, renovated and reopened in 2021
White Oak areas to know
Quaint Acres
Subdivision north of Route 29 and west of New Hampshire Avenue, named for the home of State Entomologist Altus Lacy Quaintance