Eckington
Eckington is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., located south of the Prospect Hill and Glenwood Cemeteries. Eckington is less than one mile southeast of Howard University and exactly one mile north of the United States Capitol.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “Eckington (Washington, D.C.)”, “Eckington, Washington, D.C.”, “Eckington, Washington, DC”, and “Kendall Green”
Places of Interest
Highlights include McKinley Technology High School and Crispus Attucks Park.
McKinley Technology High School
School
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McKinley Technology High School is a public citywide 9th–12th grade high school in the District of Columbia Public Schools in Northeast Washington, D.C. The school, an offshoot of Central High School, originally was called McKinley Technical High School and was located at 7th Street NW and Rhode Island Avenue NW in the District of Columbia.
National Postal Museum
Museum
The National Postal Museum, located in Washington, D.C., is the primary postal museum of the United States. It covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bloomingdale and NoMa.
Bloomingdale
Neighborhood
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Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
Edgewood
Neighborhood
Edgewood is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Edgewood is bounded by Michigan Avenue NE to the north, Rhode Island Avenue NE to the south, North Capitol Street to the west, and the Washington Metro's Red Line to the east.
Eckington
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.91468° or 38° 54′ 53″ northLongitude
-77.00664° or 77° 0′ 24″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
87C4WX7V+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 158606957OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Eckington” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
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