Renters searching Frederick, MD apartments near Fort Detrick and Hood College are usually solving for a commute first. From 10 West College Terrace, Fort Detrick is 2.8 miles north and roughly six minutes by car, Hood College is a fourteen minute walk at 0.8 miles, and the county's only hospital is a four-minute drive. The MARC station on South East Street is five minutes out.
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Getting Around From West College Terrace
The Terrace sits where three very different commutes overlap. Below is how each one works.Employers Within a Few Miles
Fort Detrick, the county's largest employer, anchors the north side of the city and hosts the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. The National Cancer Institute also keeps a 68 acre research campus in the city, supporting roughly 2,700 government and contract researchers and running the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research through Leidos Biomedical Research. AstraZeneca operates its flagship biologics manufacturing center on a nearby life science campus with about 700 employees. Frederick Health Hospital, the only hospital in the county, is four minutes away on West Seventh Street.Highways, MARC Trains, and Regional Access
I-270, I-70, US 15, US 40, and US 340 all converge in the county, and I-270 ends at its junction with I-70 and US 40. That places Washington, D.C. about 45 miles southeast and Baltimore roughly 50 miles east, each around an hour without traffic. The MARC Brunswick Line's branch terminates at the East Street station with weekday service to Washington's Union Station, where it connects to Amtrak. The same station serves as the downtown hub for local TransIT buses.Baker Park, Carroll Creek, and Historic Downtown
Baker Park was dedicated in 1927 between Bentz Street and West College Terrace and has since expanded west of Culler Lake, carrying the Baker carillon, a bandshell, tennis courts, and paths toward downtown. Carroll Creek Park picks up east of there with brick walkways, pedestrian bridges, public art, and a 350-seat amphitheater lined with restaurants and breweries. Reader's Digest named Market Street one of the twenty most beautiful main streets in America in 2025, and the downtown main street organization counts more than 250 boutiques, galleries, restaurants, and craft beverage businesses. First Saturday keeps those doors open late every month.Weekend Trips Beyond the City
Gambrill State Park sits on the Catoctin Mountain ridge about fifteen minutes northwest, with more than sixteen miles of hiking and mountain biking trails and three stone overlooks at 1,600 foot High Knob. Monocacy National Battlefield is 4.2 miles southeast, preserving the July 9, 1864 battleground with a visitor center, walking trails, and a self-guided auto tour. The Frederick Keys returned to affiliated baseball in 2026 as the Baltimore Orioles' High-A club in the South Atlantic League, playing at a renovated Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. The Weinberg Center for the Arts, a 1926 movie palace on West Patrick Street, programs a full season downtown.Get directions to The Terrace, then stop by to see the location yourself.