Buena Vista
Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “Buena Vista, Washington, D.C.” and “Buena Vista, Washington, DC”
Places of Interest
Highlights include District of Columbia Public Library-Anacostia Interim Branch Library and Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library.
District of Columbia Public Library-Anacostia Interim Branch Library
Library
Anacostia Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was opened to the public in 1942.
Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library
Library
Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was originally opened to the public in 1961. A new building on the same site, designed by award-winning architect David Adjaye, opened on June 19, 2012.
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service, is located at 1411 W Street, SE, in Anacostia, a neighborhood east of the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, D.C. United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garfield Heights and Shipley Terrace.
Garfield Heights
Neighborhood
Garfield Heights is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. bounded by Suitland Parkway SE, Alabama Avenue SE, 28th Street SE, Gainesville Street SE, Naylor Road SE, and Southern Avenue SE.
Shipley Terrace
Neighborhood
Shipley Terrace, formerly known as Randle Heights, is a large residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., bordering Prince George's County, Maryland.
Anacostia
Photo: Ron Coggswell, CC BY 2.0.
Anacostia is the popular name for the huge swathe of the capital consisting of the many neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. Its heart, in the small, historic neighborhood of Anacostia, is immediately across the Frederick Douglass Bridge from the Nationals Ballpark.
Buena Vista
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.85665° or 38° 51′ 24″ northLongitude
-76.96868° or 76° 58′ 7″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
87C5V24J+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 157618698OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Buena Vista” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Buena Vista”
- French: “Buena Vista”
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