East Potomac Park
East Potomac Park is a park located on a man-made island in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., United States. The island is between the Washington Channel and the Potomac River, and on it the park lies southeast of the Jefferson Memorial and the 14th Street Bridge.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: park located on a man-made island in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Potomac Flats” and “Potomac Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thomas Jefferson Memorial and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the United States' official memorial of the Holocaust, dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of the Holocaust.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwest and Waterfront.
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.
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.
National Landing
Neighborhood
National Landing is an area in Northern Virginia encompassing parts of the Crystal City and Pentagon City neighborhoods of Arlington County and the Potomac Yard neighborhood in the city of Alexandria.
East Potomac Park
- Categories: urban park, reclaimed land, and recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.8695° or 38° 52′ 10″ northLongitude
-77.02911° or 77° 1′ 45″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Operator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4VX9C+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 60056534OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4138344Wikidata ID
Q1785894
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Satellite Map
Discover East Potomac Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“East Potomac Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “East Potomac Park”
- Chinese: “東波托馬克公園”
- French: “East Potomac Park”
- French: “parc East Potomac”
- Hebrew: “פארק הפוטומק המזרחי”
- Japanese: “東ポトマック公園”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “East Potomac Park”
- Norwegian: “East Potomac Park”
- Spanish: “East Potomac Park”
- Spanish: “Parque East Potomac”
- Urdu: “ایسٹ پوٹومیک پارک”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Wharf and Southwest Waterfront.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include East Potomac Blue Course and East Potomac Park Golf Course.
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