Buzzard Point
Buzzard Point is a cape in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Buzzard Point is situated nearby to the quarter Southwest, as well as near the area Bolling Anacostia Tract.Places of Interest
Highlights include National Defense University and Audi Field.
National Defense University
University
Photo: Tim1965, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Defense University is an institution of higher education in Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C., United States. It is funded by the United States Department of Defense aimed at facilitating high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders.
Audi Field
Stadium
Photo: Rainclaw7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home of D.C. United, DC Power FC, and Washington Spirit soccer teams, and the DC Defenders football team.
National War College
Military installation
Photo: Ipoellet, Public domain.
The National War College is a school within the United States' National Defense University. It is housed in Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., the third-oldest Army post still active.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterfront and Southwest.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
Southwest
Quarter
Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
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.
Buzzard Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Buzzard’s Point” and “Buzzards Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.864° or 38° 51′ 50″ northLongitude
-77.01275° or 77° 0′ 46″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C4VX7P+JWGeoNames ID
4137874
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