Benning
Benning is a residential neighborhood located in Ward 7 of Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by East Capitol Street to the south, Minnesota Avenue to the west, and Benning Road on the north and east.- Type: Neighborhood with 8,980 residents
- Description: neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “Benning (Washington, D.C.)”, “Benning, Washington, D.C.”, “Benning, Washington, DC”, and “Bennings”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium and Minnesota Avenue station.
Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It was located along the Anacostia River on East Capitol Street in the city's Hill East neighborhood.
Minnesota Avenue station
Metro station
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Minnesota Avenue station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in the Central Northeast/Mahaning Heights neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., United States.
Benning Road Metro Station
Metro station
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Benning Road station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in the Benning neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on November 22, 1980, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenway and Mayfair.
Greenway
Neighborhood
Greenway is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by East Capitol Street SE, Interstate 295 SE, Fairlawn Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, The western part of the…
Mayfair
Neighborhood
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.
Deanwood
Neighborhood
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Deanwood is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., bounded by Eastern Avenue to the northeast, Kenilworth Avenue to the northwest, Division Avenue to the southeast, and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue to the south.
Benning
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89219° or 38° 53′ 32″ northLongitude
-76.9494° or 76° 56′ 58″ westPopulation
8,980Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
87C5V3R2+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 158346318OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4137724Wikidata ID
Q4889843
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Benning” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Benning”
- French: “Benning”
- Urdu: “بیننگ (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
- Urdu: “بیننگ”
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