Anacostia Park

Anacostia Park is operated by the United States National Park Service. It is one of Washington, D.C.'s largest and most important recreation areas, with over 1200 acres at multiple sites.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge and New York Avenue Bridge.

Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

The Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge is a railway bridge that crosses the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. It carries Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and MARC's Penn Line passenger rail traffic.

New York Avenue Bridge

Bridge

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The New York Avenue Bridge is a bridge carrying U.S. Route 50 and New York Avenue NE over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was completed in 1954 as part of the Baltimore–Washington Parkway project.

United States National Arboretum

Park

Photo: Cliff, CC BY 2.0.

The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C., operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kenilworth and Mayfair.

Kenilworth

Suburb

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Kenilworth is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., located on the eastern bank of the Anacostia River and just inside the D.C.–Maryland border.

Mayfair or Parkside-Mayfair is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., United States, on the eastern bank of the Anacostia River. It is bounded by Jay Street NE, Foote Street NE, Kenilworth Terrace NE, Anacostia Avenue NE, and Kenilworth Avenue NE.

Colmar Manor

Village

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Colmar Manor is a town located in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 1,588. As the town developed at the beginning of the 20th century, it assumed a name derived from its proximity to the District of Columbia—the first syllable of Columbia and that of Maryland were combined to form "Colmar".

Anacostia Park

Type: Park
Description: park in Washington, D.C., United States
Category: National Park System unit
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.91781° or 38° 55′ 4″ north

Longitude

-76.94557° or 76° 56′ 44″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87C5W393+4Q

GeoNames ID

4137536

Wikidata ID

Q4750717

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Anacostia Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Anacostia Park”
French: “parc Anacostia”
French: “Parc Anacostia”
Hebrew: “פארק אנקוסטיה”
Italian: “Anacostia Park”
Polish: “Anacostia Park”
Slovenian: “Anacostia Park”
Spanish: “Anacostia Park”
Spanish: “Parque Anacostia”
Urdu: “اناکوسٹیا پارک”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Lincoln New Town and Eastland Gardens.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens and Licking Banks.

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