Boundary Channel

Boundary Channel is a channel off the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The channel begins at the northwestern tip of Columbia Island extends southward between Columbia Island and the Virginia shoreline.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arlington National Cemetery and Pentagon.

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery

Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arlington National Cemetery is in Arlington, Virginia. Just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., adjacent to the Pentagon, this national military cemetery includes John F.

Pentagon

Military installation

Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II.

Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.

The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pentagon City and Rosslyn.

Pentagon City

Suburb

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pentagon City is an unincorporated neighborhood located in the southeast portion of Arlington County, Virginia. It is located near the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.

Rosslyn

Suburb

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized neighborhood in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.

National Landing

Neighborhood

National Landing is an area in Northern Virginia encompassing parts of the Crystal City and Pentagon City neighborhoods of Arlington County and the Potomac Yard neighborhood in the city of Alexandria.

Boundary Channel

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88039° or 38° 52′ 49″ north

Longitude

-77.05526° or 77° 3′ 19″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87C4VWJV+5V

GeoNames ID

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