Congressional Cemetery
The Congressional Cemetery, officially Washington Parish Burial Ground, is a historic and active cemetery located at 1801 E Street in Washington, D.C., United States, in the Hill East neighborhood on the west bank of the Anacostia River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM - Email: staff@congressionalcemetery.org
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Washington, DC
- Also known as: “American Westminster Abbey”, “Congressional Burial Ground”, “Congressional Cemetery Government Lots”, “Historic Congressional Cemetery”, “Washington Cemetery”, and “Washington Parish Burial Ground”
- Address: 1801 E Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include D.C. Jail and Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
D.C. Jail
Prison
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The District of Columbia Jail or the D.C. Central Detention Facility is a jail run by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections in the Hill East neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S. D.C. Jail is situated 860 feet northeast of Congressional Cemetery.
Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It was located along the Anacostia River on East Capitol Street in the city's Hill East neighborhood. Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Congressional Cemetery.
Anacostia Park
Park
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Anacostia Park is operated by the United States National Park Service. It is one of Washington, D.C.'s largest and most important recreation areas, with over 1200 acres at multiple sites.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hill East and Fairlawn.
Hill East
Neighborhood
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Hill East is a residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C. located in the Southeast quadrant of the city. It is bounded by the Kingman Park neighborhood at C Street to the north, by the Anacostia River to the east and south, and by Capitol Hill at 15th Street to the west.
Fairlawn
Neighborhood
Fairlawn is a working class and middle class residential neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C., United States. It is bounded by Interstate 295, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Naylor Road SE, and Good Hope Road SE.
Greenway
Neighborhood
Greenway is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by East Capitol Street SE, Interstate 295 SE, Fairlawn Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, The western part of the…
Congressional Cemetery
- Categories: United States national cemetery, tourism, and burial
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.88086° or 38° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
-76.97704° or 76° 58′ 37″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87C5V2JF+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 43973522OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesGeoNames ID
4138132Wikidata ID
Q2892262
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Congressional Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة الكونغرس”
- Azerbaijani: “Konqress qəbiristanlığı”
- Belarusian: “могілкі Кангрэса”
- Bengali: “কংগ্রেসনাল সমাধিস্থল”
- Catalan: “Cementiri del Congrés”
- Chinese: “美国国会公墓”
- Czech: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Czech: “Kongresový hřbitov”
- Dutch: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Esperanto: “Kongresa Tombejo”
- French: “cimetière du Congrès”
- French: “Cimetière du Congrès”
- French: “Congressional Cemetery”
- French: “Washington Parish Burial Ground”
- German: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות של הקונגרס”
- Hungarian: “Kongresszusi Temető”
- Indonesian: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Irish: “Reilig Washington”
- Italian: “cimitero del Congresso”
- Italian: “Cimitero del Congresso”
- Italian: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Italian: “Washington Parish Burial Ground”
- Japanese: “議会墓地”
- Japanese: “連邦議会共同墓地”
- Luxembourgish: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Polish: “Cmentarz Kongresowy”
- Polish: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério do Congresso”
- Russian: “кладбище Конгресса”
- Russian: “Кладбище Конгресса”
- Slovenian: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Swedish: “Congressional Cemetery”
- Tatar: “Кәнгрис зираты”
- Ukrainian: “Кладовище Конгреса”
- Urdu: “کانگریسی قبرستان”
- Welsh: “Mynwent y Gynghres”
- Western Panjabi: “کانگریسی قبرستان”
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