Anacostia River
The Anacostia River is a river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It flows from Prince George's County in Maryland into Washington, D.C., where it joins with the Washington Channel and ultimately empties into the Potomac River at Buzzard Point.
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Eastern Branch of the Potomac”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Defense University and Audi Field.
National Defense University
University
Audi Field
Stadium
National War College
Military installation
Photo: Ipoellet, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwest and Congress Heights.
Southwest
Quarter
Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
Congress Heights
Neighborhood
Congress Heights is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The irregularly shaped neighborhood is bounded by the St.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
Anacostia River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.85372° or 38° 51′ 13″ north
Longitude
-77.02025° or 77° 1′ 13″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87C4VX3H+FV
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Anacostia River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر أناكوستيا”
- Armenian: “Անակոստիա (գետ)”
- Armenian: “Անակոստիա”
- Armenian: “Անաքոստիա (գետ)”
- Armenian: “Անաքոստիա”
- Asturian: “Ríu Anacostia”
- Catalan: “Anacostia”
- Cebuano: “Anacostia River”
- Chinese: “安那考斯迪亚河”
- Chinese: “阿纳卡斯蒂亚河”
- Czech: “Anacostia River”
- Dutch: “Anacostia”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اناكوستيا”
- Esperanto: “Anakostia Rivero”
- French: “Anacostia”
- German: “Anacostia River”
- German: “Annacostin River”
- German: “Annacostone River”
- German: “Annakostia River”
- German: “East Branch”
- German: “Eastern Branch of the Potomac”
- German: “Eastern Branch”
- Hebrew: “אנקוסטיה”
- Hebrew: “נהר אנקוסטיה”
- Irish: “Abhainn Anacostia”
- Italian: “Anacostia”
- Japanese: “アナコスティア川”
- Lithuanian: “Anakostija”
- Malayalam: “അനകോസ്റ്റിയ നദി”
- Marathi: “ॲनाकॉस्टिया नदी”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Anacostia”
- Norwegian: “Anacostia”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Anacostia”
- Persian: “رود آنکاستیا”
- Polish: “Anacostia River”
- Polish: “Anacostia”
- Portuguese: “Rio Anacostia”
- Russian: “Анакостия”
- Serbian: “Анакостија”
- Slovenian: “Anacostia”
- Slovenian: “East Branch”
- Slovenian: “reka Anacostia”
- Spanish: “Rio Anacostia”
- Spanish: “río Anacostia”
- Spanish: “Río Anacostia”
- Turkish: “Anacostia Nehri”
- Urdu: “دریائے اناکوسٹیا”
- Venetian: “Anacostia”
- Vietnamese: “sông Anacostia”
- Welsh: “Afon Anacostia”
- Western Panjabi: “اناکوسٹا دریا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bolling Anacostia Tract and Giesboro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Georgetown Channel and Hains Point.
Washington, D.C.: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into West End, East End, Georgetown, and Shaw.
Curious Streams to Discover
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