Capitol Reflecting Pool
The Capitol Reflecting Pool is a reflecting pool in Washington, D.C., United States. It lies to the west of the United States Capitol and is the westernmost element of the Capitol grounds.
Places of Interest
Highlights: National Mall and United States Capitol.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Chinatown.
Capitol Reflecting Pool
- Type: Body of water
- Description: reflecting pool in Washington, D.C., U.S
- Category: reflecting pool
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.8898° or 38° 53′ 23″ north
Longitude
-77.01357° or 77° 0′ 49″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXQP+WH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reflecting_pool
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Capitol Reflecting Pool” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “國會大廈倒影池”
- French: “Capitol Reflecting Pool”
- German: “Kapitol Reflexionsbecken”
- Japanese: “キャピタル・リフレクティング・プール”
- Portuguese: “Espelho de Água do Capitólio”
- Romanian: “Capitol Reflecting Pool”
- Russian: “Отражающий бассейн Капитолия”
- Slovenian: “Capitol Reflecting Pool”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Capitol Hill and Penn Quarter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Union Square and Ulysses S Grant Memorial.
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Worth a closer look: West End and East End.
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