Folger Park
Folger Park is a public park named after former Secretary of the Treasury Charles J. Folger. It is located at 2nd Street and D Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C., in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: public park in Washington, D.C., USA
- Also known as: “Folger Square” and “Providence Square”
- Address: Washington, DC 20003
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
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.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.
Providence Park
Park
Providence Park, known locally as X Park, is a 2.4 acres urban park in the residential Capitol Hill neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. It is bound by 2nd, 3rd, D and E streets SE.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Waterfront.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
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.
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.
Folger Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88467° or 38° 53′ 5″ northLongitude
-77.00279° or 77° 0′ 10″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Operator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4VXMW+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 41965294OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4138669Wikidata ID
Q5464349
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Folger Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Folger Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barracks Row and Capitol Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balance Gym and American Legion Kenneth H. Nash Post 8.
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