Broad Branch

Broad Branch is a stream in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Broad Branch is situated nearby to the area Rock Creek Park Equitation Field, as well as near the neighborhood Crestwood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens and Howard University School of Law.

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Museum

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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts and historic house museum in Washington, D.C. The former residence of businesswoman and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.

Howard University School of Law

University

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Howard University School of Law is the law school of Howard University, a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is one of the oldest law schools in the country and the oldest historically black law school in the United States.

Carter Barron Amphitheatre

Theater building

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The Carter Barron Amphitheatre is a 4,200-seat outdoor performance venue in Washington, D.C., United States. Located in Rock Creek Park, the amphitheatre opened in 1950, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Washington, D.C. as the United States' capital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crestwood and Forest Hills.

Crestwood

Neighborhood

Crestwood is an entirely residential neighborhood located in Northwest Washington, D.C., and bordered on three sides by Rock Creek Park. Heading north from the White House on 16th Street, Crestwood is among the first neighborhoods that features single-family homes with larger lawns.

Forest Hills

Neighborhood

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Forest Hills, also known as Van Ness, is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States, bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west, Rock Creek Park to the east, Chevy Chase to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south.

Cleveland Park

Suburb

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Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is located at and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north.

Broad Branch

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

38.944° or 38° 56′ 38″ north

Longitude

-77.04887° or 77° 2′ 56″ west

Elevation

105 feet (32 metres)

Open location code

87C4WXV2+JF

GeoNames ID

4137822

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