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x Mount Pleasant Map of Washington, D.C., with Mount Pleasant highlighted in red Washington Location
Mount Pleasant is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., capital of the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by 16th Street, NW and the Columbia Heights neighborhood to the east, Rock Creek Park to the north and west,...
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x Cleveland Park Map of Washington, D.C., with Cleveland Park highlighted in red Washington Location
Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is located at 38°56′11″N 77°3′58″W / 38.93639°N 77.06611°W / 38.93639; -77.06611 and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin and...
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x Adams Morgan Map of Washington, D.C., with Adams Morgan highlighted in red Washington Location
Adams Morgan is a culturally diverse neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., centered at the intersection of 18th Street and Columbia Road. Adams Morgan is considered the center of Washington's hispanic immigrant community, and is a major night...
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x Dupont Circle Aerial photograph of Dupont Circle Washington Location
Dupont Circle is a traffic circle, neighborhood, and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C. The traffic circle is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue NW, Connecticut Avenue NW, New Hampshire Avenue NW, P Street NW, and 19th...
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x Georgetown Riggs Bank, Georgetown Washington Location
Georgetown is a neighborhood located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River waterfront. Founded in 1751, the city of Georgetown substantially predated the establishment of the city of Washington and the District of...
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x Woodley Park Map of Washington, D.C., with Woodley Park highlighted in red Washington Location
Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, DC. It is bounded on the north by Woodley Road and Klingle Road, on the east by the National Zoo and Rock Creek Park, on the south by Calvert Street, on the southwest by Cleveland Avenue, and...
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x Glover Park Map of Washington, D.C., with Glover Park highlighted in red Washington Location
Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle (the Vice President's mansion). Every morning and evening,...
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x Petworth Map of Washington, D.C., with Petworth highlighted in red Washington Location
Petworth is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., bounded by Georgia Avenue to the west, North Capitol Street to the east, Rock Creek Church Road to the south, and Kennedy Street NW to the north. Petworth and the...
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x Le Droit Park Map of Washington, D.C., with Le Droit Park highlighted in red Washington Location
LeDroit Park is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. located immediately southeast of Howard University. Its borders include W Street to the north, Rhode Island Avenue and Florida Avenue to the south, Second Street NW to the east, and Georgia Avenue...
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x Tenleytown Map of Washington, D.C., with Tenleytown highlighted in red Washington Location
Tenleytown is the historic name for a neighborhood in northwest Washington, DC. In 1790, Washington locals began calling the neighborhood "Tennally's Town" after area tavern owner John Tennally. Over time, the spelling has evolved and by the 19th...
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x Foggy Bottom Map of Washington, D.C., with Foggy Bottom highlighted in red Washington Location
Foggy Bottom is one of the oldest late 18th and 19th-century neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. The area is thought to have received the name because its riverside location made it susceptible to concentrations of fog and industrial smoke, an...
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x Columbia Heights TivoliTheater Washington Location
Columbia Heights is a neighborhood in central Washington, D.C. Located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., Columbia Heights borders the neighborhoods of Shaw, Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, Petworth, Park View, Pleasant Plains and LeDroit...
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x The Palisades Map of Washington, D.C., with The Palisades highlighted in red Washington Location
The Palisades is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River, running roughly from the edge of the Georgetown University campus (at Foxhall Road) all the way to the D.C.-Maryland boundary (near Delacarlia Treatment Plant)....
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x Shepherd Park Map of Washington, D.C., with Shepherd Park highlighted in red Washington Location
Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced...
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x Crestwood Map of Washington, D.C., with Crestwood highlighted in red Washington Location
Crestwood, which forms part of the residential area known as the Gold Coast on upper 16th Street NW, is an entirely residential neighborhood located in Northwest Washington, D.C. and bordered on three sides by Rock Creek Park. It is known for its...
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x Bloomingdale Map of Washington, D.C., with Bloomingdale highlighted in red Washington Location
The neighborhood of Bloomingdale is in the heart of Washington, D.C. less than two miles (3 km) north of the U.S. Capitol. Specifically, Bloomingdale lies south of Channing Street NW, east of 2nd Street NW (north of Rhode Island Avenue), east of...
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x Friendship Heights Friendship Heights Washington Location
Friendship Heights is a residential neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. and southern Montgomery County, Maryland. Though its borders are not clearly defined, Friendship Heights consists roughly of the neighborhoods and commercial areas around...
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x Fairfax Village Map of Washington, D.C., with Fairfax Village highlighted in red Washington Location
Fairfax Village is a small neighborhood of garden apartments and townhouses located in southeast Washington, D.C in the Hillcrest area. It is bound by Alabama Avenue SE to the northwest, Pennsylvania Avenue SE to the northeast, Suitland Road to the...
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x Park View Map of Washington, D.C., with Park View highlighted in red Washington Location
Park View is a neighborhood in central Washington, D.C., immediately north of Howard University. It is situated in the Northwest quadrant of the city and bordered by Park Place and the Armed Forces Retirement Home (known by its historic name, the...
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x Pleasant Plains Map of Washington, D.C., with Pleasant Plains highlighted in red Washington Location
Pleasant Plains is a neighborhood in central Washington, D.C. largely occupied by Howard University. For this reason it is also sometimes referred to as Howard Town or, less frequently, Howard Village. It is situated in the Northwest quadrant of the...
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x Shaw Map of Washington, D.C., with Shaw highlighted in red Washington Location
Shaw is a neighborhood located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is roughly bounded by N Street, NW to the south; New Jersey Avenue, NW to the east; Florida Avenue, NW to the north; and 11th Street, NW to the west--although there is a...
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x Burleith Map of Washington, D.C., with Burleith highlighted in red Washington Location
Burleith is a moderately upscale neighborhood in Washington, D.C. It is bordered by Wisconsin Avenue to the East, Reservoir Road and the Georgetown University campus to the south, Whitehaven Park to the North and Glover Archbold Park to the West....
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x Downtown Washington Map downtown dc Washington Location
Downtown Washington, D.C. is the central business district in the northwest quadrant of the District of Columbia, the capital city of the United States. Geographically, downtown Washington is broadly considered to be anything north of Constitution...
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x Kalorama Map of Washington, D.C., with Kalorama highlighted in red Washington Location
Kalorama Triangle and Sheridan-Kalorama are two very affluent residential neighborhoods in Northwest Washington, D.C. Kalorama Triangle is bordered by Connecticut Avenue, Columbia Road and Calvert Street/Rock Creek Park. Sheridan-Kalorama is...
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x Logan Circle Map of Washington, D.C., with Logan Circle highlighted in red Washington Location
Logan Circle is a historic neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It lies six blocks east of Dupont Circle. The traffic circle is the intersection of 13th Street, P Street, Rhode Island Avenue, and Vermont Avenue, with a federal...
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x Mount Vernon Square City museum dc Washington Location
Mount Vernon Square is a city square in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is located where the following streets would otherwise intersect: Massachusetts Avenue, New York Avenue, K Street, and 8th Street NW. Mount Vernon Square is...
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x West End Map of Washington, D.C., with West End highlighted in red Washington Location
The West End is a small region of the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue to the south, P Street to the north, Rock Creek Park to the west, and 22nd Street to the east. The West End is so named because it was the...
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x American University Park Map of Washington, D.C., with American University Park highlighted in red Washington Location
American University Park is a neighborhood of Washington, DC, named for the American University. AU Park, as it is often abbreviated, is situated against the Maryland border in the Northwest quadrant, bounded by Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Nebraska,...
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x Berkley Map of Washington, D.C., with Berkley highlighted in red Washington Location
Berkley is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is sometimes also called Foxhall Crescents, after a housing development built within the neighborhood. Berkley is bounded by Wesley Heights Park to the north, MacArthur Boulevard to the...
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x Cathedral Heights Map of Washington, D.C., with Cathedral Heights highlighted in red Washington Location
Cathedral Heights is an affluent residential neighborhood located in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is approximately bounded by Woodley Road to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Wisconsin Avenue to the east, and Glover Archbold Park and Idaho...
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x Chevy Chase Map of Washington, D.C., with Chevy Chase highlighted in red Washington Location
Chevy Chase is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. It borders Chevy Chase, Maryland, a collection of similarly affluent neighborhoods. The neighborhood is generally agreed to be bounded by Rock Creek Park on the east, Western Avenue (which...
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x Colony Hill Map of Washington, D.C., with Colony Hill highlighted in red Washington Location
Colony Hill is a tiny neighborhood located in the southwest corner of Glover Archbold Park in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is bounded on the north and east by the park, on the south by Reservoir Road NW, and on the west by Foxhall Road NW. Colony...
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x Forest Hills Map of Washington, D.C., with Forest Hills highlighted in red Washington Location
Forest Hills is a quiet residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west and Rock Creek Park to the north, east, and south. The neighborhood is frequently mislabeled as Van Ness,...
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x Foxhall Map of Washington, D.C., with Foxhall highlighted in red Washington Location
Foxhall is an affluent neighborhood in Washington, D.C., bordered by Reservoir Road on the north side and Foxhall Road on the west and south sides. Glover-Archibold Park makes up the eastern border. The first homes were constructed along Reservoir...
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x Kent Map of Washington, D.C., with Kent highlighted in red Washington Location
Kent is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., bounded by Loughboro Road to the north, MacArthur Boulevard to the southwest, and Chain Bridge Road and Battery Kemble Park to the southeast. Kent is a suburban neighborhood, home to some of the...
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x Massachusetts Heights Map of Washington, D.C., with Massachusetts Heights highlighted in red Washington Location
Massachusetts Heights is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, DC, dominated by the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by Woodley Road, to the southwest by Massachusetts Avenue, to the east...
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x McLean Gardens Map of Washington, D.C., with McLean Gardens highlighted in red Washington Location
McLean Gardens is a residential neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., bounded by Rodman Street NW to the north, Idaho Avenue to the south, Wisconsin Avenue to the east, and 39th Street NW to the west. McLean Gardens is a 43-acre (170,000 m)...
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x North Cleveland Park Map of Washington, D.C., with North Cleveland Park highlighted in red Washington Location
North Cleveland Park is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It's home to the Van Ness campus of the University of the District of Columbia and the headquarters of Intelsat, a major employer in the area. North Cleveland Park...
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x Observatory Circle   Washington Location
Observatory Circle is a street in Washington, D.C. It runs from Calvert Street to Massachusetts Avenue near 34th Street. The street follows an incomplete loop, forming an arc rather than a circle. Number One Observatory Circle is the official...
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x Potomac Heights Map of Washington, D.C., with Potomac Heights highlighted in red Washington Location
Potomac Heights is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. (northwest) Washington, D.C., overlooking the Potomac River from MacArthur Boulevard westward. Potomac Heights is bounded to the north by Loughboro Road and to the south by Chain Bridge and...
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x Spring Valley Map of Washington, D.C., with Spring Valley in red Washington Location
Spring Valley is an affluent neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., known for its large homes and tree-lined streets. The neighborhood houses the main campus of American University at 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, as well as Wesley Theological...
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x Wakefield Map of Washington, D.C., with Wakefield highlighted in red Washington Location
Wakefield is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., bounded by Albemarle Street NW to the south, Nebraska Avenue NW to the west, and Connecticut Avenue to the east. It is served by the Van Ness-UDC and Tenleytown-AU station on...
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x Wesley Heights Map of Washington, D.C., with Wesley Heights highlighted in red Washington Location
Wesley Heights is a small neighborhood of Washington, DC situated south of Tenleytown. It is bordered by New Mexico Avenue (on the East), Nebraska Avenue (on the North), Battery-Kemble Park (on the West) and Glover Parkway (on the South). Foxhall...
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x Woodland-Normanstone Terrace Map of Washington, D.C., with Woodland-Normanstone Terrace highlighted in red Washington Location
Woodland-Normanstone Terrace is a small residential neighborhood in Northwest Washington, DC, adjoining the larger neighborhoods of Woodley Park, Massachusetts Heights, and Observatory Circle. It is therefore often thought to be part of one of those...
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x Barnaby Woods Map of Washington, D.C., with Barnaby Woods highlighted in red Washington Location
Barnaby Woods is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., wedged between Rock Creek Park and Montgomery County, Maryland. It is bounded on the north by Aberfoyle Place, on the west by Western Avenue, on the south by Tennyson...
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x Brightwood Map of Washington, D.C., with Brightwood highlighted in red Washington Location
Brightwood is a neighborhood located in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood and the rest of Ward 4 are represented in the Council of the District of Columbia by Muriel Bowser. As with most neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the...
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x Brightwood Park Map of Washington, D.C., with Brightwood Park highlighted in red Washington Location
Brightwood Park is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. in the USA. The neighborhood is bounded by Georgia Avenue NW to the west, Missouri Avenue NW to the northeast and Kennedy Street NW to the south. It is located in Ward 4, which is...
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x Colonial Village Map of Washington, D.C., with Colonial Village highlighted in red Washington Location
Colonial Village is an affluent residential neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Portal Drive to the north, 16th Street to the east, and Rock Creek Park to the west and south. Colonial Village and the rest of Ward 4 are...
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x Fort Totten Map of Washington, D.C., with Fort Totten highlighted in red Washington Location
Fort Totten is a park and neighborhood in northeast Washington, D.C.. The neighborhood is bordered by N Capitol St to the west, Riggs Rd NE to the north, the Red Line tracks to the east, and Hawaii Ave NE to the south. It is named after a Civil War...
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x Hawthorne Map of Washington, D.C., with Hawthorne highlighted in red Washington Location
Hawthorne is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., wedged between Rock Creek Park and Montgomery County, Maryland. It is entirely residential, with no commercial zoning whatsoever, and is occupied by 1950s ramblers and split...
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x Manor Park Map of Washington, D.C., with Manor Park highlighted in red Washington Location
Manor Park is an averaged-sized neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C.. The 1967 National Capitol Planning Commission 1967 "District Communities" map indicates this neighborhood is roughly bounded by Fifth Street NW on the west, North Capitol...
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x Riggs Park Map of Washington, D.C., with Lamond-Riggs highlighted in red Washington Location
Riggs Park, also known as Lamond-Riggs is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Riggs Road NE to the south and east, Eastern Avenue to the north, and Blair Road NE, Kansas Avenue NE, and North Capitol Street NE to...
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x Sixteenth Street Heights Map of Washington, D.C., with Sixteenth Street Heights highlighted in red Washington Location
Sixteenth Street Heights is a large neighborhood of rowhouses, duplexes, and American Craftsman and American Foursquare detached houses in Northwest Washington, D.C.. Definitions of Sixteenth Street Heights' boundaries vary, though it can be broadly...
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x Takoma Map of Washington, D.C., with Takoma highlighted in red Washington Location
Takoma (or Takoma Park) is a neighborhood in northern Washington, D.C.. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the District's Fourth Ward, within the northwest quadrant. Takoma and the rest of Ward 4 are represented in the Council...
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x Arboretum (neighborhood) Map of Washington, D.C., with Arboretum highlighted in red Washington Location
Arboretum is a residential neighborhood located in Northeast Washington, D.C., tucked into the corner of the National Arboretum. The tiny neighborhood is bounded by New York Avenue NE to the north, R Street NE to the south, and Bladensburg Road to...
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x Brentwood Map of Washington, D.C., with Brentwood highlighted in red Washington Location
Brentwood is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. and is named after the Brentwood Mansion built at Florida Avernue and 6th Street NE in 1817 by Robert Brent, the first mayor of Washington City. He built it as a wedding present for his...
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x Brookland Map of Washington, D.C., with Brookland highlighted in red Washington Location
Brookland is a neighborhood in the Northeast quadrant of Washington, D.C., historically centered along 12th Street NE. Brookland is bounded by 9th Street NE to the west, Rhode Island Avenue NE to the south, and South Dakota Avenue to the east....
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x Carver Langston Carver Langston Washington Location
Carver Langston is a cluster of two neighborhoods, Carver and Langston, just south of the United States National Arboretum in Northeast Washington, D.C. The two neighborhoods are most often referred to as one, because they are two small triangular...
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x Eckington Map of Washington, D.C., with Eckington highlighted in red Washington Location
Eckington is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. located south of the Prospect Hill and Glenwood Cemeteries. Eckington is less than one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Howard University and exactly one mile north of the United States Capitol....
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x Edgewood Map of Washington, D.C., with Edgewood highlighted in red Washington Location
Edgewood is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C Edgewood is bounded by Lincoln Road and Glenwood Cemetery to the west; the tracks for the Red Line of the Washington Metro to the east; Rhode Island Avenue NE to the south; and the combination...
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