Church of the Ascension

Church of the Ascension is a church in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Church of the Ascension is situated nearby to Smithsonian American Art Museum, as well as near the suburb Downtown.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Museum

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The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds one of the world's largest and most inclusive collections of art made in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Smithsonian American Art Museum is situated 820 feet southeast of Church of the Ascension.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

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Capital One Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. Capital One Arena is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Church of the Ascension.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Downtown.

East End

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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

Church of the Ascension

Type: Church
Category: religion
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89983° or 38° 53′ 59″ north

Longitude

-77.02498° or 77° 1′ 30″ west

Elevation

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXXG+W2

GeoNames ID

4138047

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