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
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
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
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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 unincorporated area 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88039° or 38° 52′ 49″ northLongitude
-77.05526° or 77° 3′ 19″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87C4VWJV+5VGeoNames ID
4137790
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