Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dupont Circle station and Embassy of Botswana.
Dupont Circle station
Metro station
Photo: SchuminWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dupont Circle station is an underground rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro in Washington, D.C. Located below the traffic circle, it is one of the busiest stations in the Metro system, with an average of 16,948 entries each weekday.
Embassy of Botswana
Government office
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
The Embassy of Botswana in Washington, D.C. is the Republic of Botswana's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 1531 New Hampshire Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. Embassy of Botswana is situated 560 feet northeast of Dupont Circle.
Dupont Circle Fountain
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dupont Circle Fountain, formally known as the Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont Memorial Fountain, is a fountain located in the center of Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. It honors Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, a prominent American naval officer and member of the Du Pont family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and Golden Triangle.
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
Dupont Circle
- Type: Railway stop
- Historically known as: “Pacific Circle” and “Slashes”
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90977° or 38° 54′ 35″ northLongitude
-77.04349° or 77° 2′ 37″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Operator
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityNetwork
Washington MetroOpen location code
87C4WX54+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7792129086OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
4138322
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Dupont Circle” goes by many names.
- French: “Rond-point Dupont”
- German: “Dupont Circle”
- Korean: “듀폰트서클”
- Latin: “Circulus Dupont”
- Portuguese: “Dupont Circle”
- Spanish: “Dupont Circle”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Dupont Circle”. Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.